Feingold is running again ¡!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PeaceNikki]

Across Wisconsin, people tell me all the time: Our politics in Washington are broken, and multi-millionaires, billionaires, and big corporations are calling all the shots.

Wisconsinites are tired of it, but no one says they want to throw in the towel. And I don't either.

But if we want to change our politics, we all have to fight together. So let me cut to the chase:

I'm running for United States Senate in Wisconsin, and I wanted you to be one of the first to know.

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/rdf-day1?utm_source=sp7741449&utm_medium=email&sc=sp7741449&refcode=sp7741449&ta=50

[sufrommich]

1. This is awesome news! nt

[PeaceNikki]

3. I am SO excited!!

[billhicks76]

70. Presidential

[cali]

2. Yay. That deserves three cheers.

So glad to hear it.

[PeaceNikki]

4. Or MORE!!

[winter is coming]

5. Excellent! Thanks for sharing the good news! n/t

[PeaceNikki]

13. Very happy to!

[Renew Deal]

6. Great news

[PeaceNikki]

8. I am nearly in tears. Johnson is a big pud and I can't wait to right this wrong.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaa!!!

[GusBob]

7. He will win too

sweet

[PeaceNikki]

10. Yes, he will. He lost in midterms there's no way he'll lose in the GE.

None.

It was a fucking fluke he lost. A terrible and inexcusable horrible mistake that we will make right.

[stillwaiting]

9. We need MANY more like him in the Democratic caucus. K&R. nt

[PeaceNikki]

12. It's true. I told him that as a political junkie, he's like my "Elvis".

He's my political soulmate and my pretend political boyfriend.



I dream of him being appointed to SCOTUS but will be so excited to see him representing us again. He & Tammy Baldwin together are like a DREAM!!!


YAY!!!

[Jackpine Radical]

11. Watch the BIG bucks roll in for Sunspot Johnson now. To no avail.

The only thing that can kill his chances is if everyone stays home. That's what defeated him in 2010. It being a Presidential Election year, there's not much chance of that.

[PeaceNikki]

14. Fuck him, he's done. Kaput.

Not a moment too soon.

[Jackpine Radical]

15. Sunspot will take a lot of oligarch money down with him.

That's one good thing.

[hue]

65. Ditto!

[Overseas]

16. K&R. Glad to hear it.

[Scuba]

17. Woo Hoo!! Great news! He has my support (time and money)! A true progressive!

[cyberswede]

18. YEAH!

Love Feingold!!!

[City Lights]

19. Most excellent news!

[JDPriestly]

20. Great news!

We need a progressive slate in our Democratic Party right now -- headed by (informally) Bernie Sanders.

We need to run progressive candidates in every district in the US. That's the only way to get our message out. Let's see who else stands up to the plate.

How about some economists?

How about some small business owners who are progressive?

How about scientists, lawyers, doctors who are progressive?

How about union members and leaders?

Why don't we have more teachers and pastors (liberal ones) running?

You do need to be able to speak and make sense. And you need a moral heartbeat that knows right from wrong, cheaters and liars from the honest and hard-working. There are many of us. Let's see who will run?

[deutsey]

21. Glad to hear this

[NaturalHigh]

22. That would be quite a comeback.

It sure seems like he has been out of the game for a while. Good luck to him. I don't know that much about him, but he seemed like one of the good guys.

[PeaceNikki]

25. He's been an ambassador since he lost in 2010 and in office since 1982

He is great.

[Greybnk48]

23. One of our dreams just came true!!

And he will CRUSH Johnson! No sweat!

[PeaceNikki]

26. I know!!

[SidDithers]

24. DU rec...nt

Sid

[2banon]

27. I sure have missed his voice in the Senate. But I wish he'd toss his hat in the Presidential race,

frankly. His highly principled, very courageous stand on a myriad of civil rights issues especially regard the Patriot Act was (and still is) exceedingly critical.

But to have him back in the Senate? Yes, absolutely. Bravo!

[PeaceNikki]

28. I dream of him on SCOTUS even more than POTUS.

But after we get some more of him here in Wisconsin first.

We deserve it, it's been a fucked up past 5 years here.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

29. Whatever Russ does

he's always a statesman. This is such excellent news!

K&R

[PeaceNikki]

30. Agreed on both counts. He's my political soulmate and pretend boyfriend.

, Russ!!!

So excited!!

[2banon]

32. You're so right, SCOTUS would be even better and more significant.

And I agree, Wisconsin needs some Feingold love coming your way after such a miserable period of Election Engineering brought to you by the KOCH Brothers.. Glory be if you guys can pull it off, and all the MORE POWER to Ya!!

With lots, and lots of LOVE from the Left Coast!

[rurallib]

31. Run, Russ, Run!

[snacker]

33. Hooray!

[DCBob]

34. Very good news! I think he can win.

[PeaceNikki]

36. In a GE, for sure. He's already beating the pants off of Sunspot McJackhole.

In a poll taken last month by the Marquette University Law School, Feingold led Johnson 54% to 38%.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/russ-feingold-announces-rematch-senate-bid-against-ron-johnson-in-2016-b99500378z1-303742291.html

[sabrina 1]

35. Excellent! He has been missed in the Senate!

[PeaceNikki]

37. Agreed, and deeply missed here in the WI, too.

[sabrina 1]

39. I can imagine, he is an honorable man, I will remember always the principled stands he

throughout the Bush era when doing so took a lot of courage.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

38. Johnson is just plain too dumb to be in public office. Time to go.

[LuckyLib]

61. That statement describes the majority of the idiots in Congress.

[sufrommich]

40. He's trending on twitter,lots of excitement out there! nt

[emmadoggy]

41. YEEEEHAWWWWW!!!

[Gothmog]

42. This is great news-Go Russ

[marym625]

43. YAY!

[DFW]

44. This is cause for a serious sacrifice of funds.

I just sent him a big chunk of money. I REALLY miss his voice in the Senate, and I don't see the voters of Wisconsin making the same mistake twice. Johnson is a world class dork, standing out even among a Republican Senate caucus filled with major dorks. Besides that, wouldn't Wisconsin be one proud state to have Tammy Baldwin AND Russ Feingold as their Senate team? And imagine Russ Feingold coming back to the Senate as the JUNIOR Senator!!

I also, regretfully, went through Act Blue. I can't stand them. Nearly every time I make a contribution through them, they "review" my contribution, flagging it for some reason--presumably because they see I'm making it from overseas with a credit card registered in Texas. Well, MAYBE I'm the only Democrat stationed abroad who makes contributions to Democratic candidates, but I sorta doubt it. Next time, I'll just send Russ a check.

Act Blue always asks for contributors to "leave them a tip." When they stop taking up my time to have to check on their "reviewing" my contributions, then I'll start leaving them a tip, if for nothing else, then to reward them for the time saved!

[PeaceNikki]

48. OMG, thank you!!

THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!

[mylye2222]

45. Feingol/Sanders 2016 ticket will be great!

[PeaceNikki]

46. Nope. We're keeping him here in WI unless he goes to SCOTUS.

[PassingFair]

74. Greedy Gus!

Now I'm gonna have to change my avatar!

[PeaceNikki]

75. Yay!!

[lostnfound]

79. You're not keeping him in WI; you're sending him to DC where we all get to SHARE!

You guys gotta elect him but we ALL benefit.

[turbinetree]

47. I will

now go on his site and send in my small pittance to help correct this corruption that has invaded this congress----------- ie........... Starting with Citizen United, and the other corrupt ruling by the right wing U.S. Supreme Court -----McCutcheon and lets not forget the PATRIOT ACT.

YEAH-------we have another progressive running-------YEAH


And how and now we need to change the FEC to be a citizens body instead of appointees ---they are being held hostage by the right wing republicans

[PeaceNikki]

49. Many thanks!!!

[bigwillq]

50. Cool.

[Peacetrain]

51. Way to go Russ!

Neighbor just to the east and north of us.. Good man

[Hepburn]

52. KNR...N/T

[JimDandy]

53. Yes! Doing a happy dance.

This is great news for the Dem party.

[myrna minx]

54. This made my day!!!!

[PeaceNikki]

55. Me, too. I am so excited I can hardly stand it.

[myrna minx]

56. I went to HS with Paul Ryan - and weirdly enough, Russ Feingold

attended Craig HS too, so I'm thrilled to reclaim Janesville back from my HS bully. LOL. I'm sooo happy! This is EXACTLY what Wisconsin needs- this will set the activists to the streets. On Wisconsin!

[PeaceNikki]

58. I agree, we need it and deserve it.

[myrna minx]

59. We in Minnesota went through a dark period after Wellstone,

But we came roaring back with Franken. Feingold's campaign will be the fuel to propel the take back, so watch out republican Assembly! LOL. SO happy.

[bullwinkle428]

57. Dear WI voters : please don't fuck this up (like we did in Iowa, last election cycle)

K&R.

[SusanaMontana41]

60. Great news!

Woo hoo! Another ally for Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.

[Bluenorthwest]

62. That's great news!!!

Wisconsin deserves better than it's getting right now, I have long, long family ties to Wisconsin. It was to Wisconsin that my Grandfather and his brother came to work directly from Ellis Island, on their entry records at Ellis the word 'Wisconsin' is the first bit of America attached to the boys, it was their password.

[PeaceNikki]

63. Thanks, BNW!!

I didn't know you have ties here! Very cool. German heritage, I assume?

It's a great place with (mostly) great people.

[hue]

64. Words cannot express my happiness!! Thank You Russ!!!

[PeaceNikki]

72. I know. Me, too!!

[AtomicKitten]

66. Glad to hear it.

[Enthusiast]

67. K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!

This guy is a real Democrat!

[PeaceNikki]

71. He's dreamy

[Jefferson23]

68. I love good news. K&R

[whatchamacallit]

69. Huh... cool! n/t

[Aldo Leopold]

73. GREAT news!

[calimary]

76. We need him back in the Senate.

Get RID of that squatter in his seat. We need Feingold's voice in there! Particularly since Barbara Boxer is leaving. She'll very likely be replaced by Kamala Harris so that seat will stay blue. But we SORELY need Feingold to turn that temporarily red Wisconsin seat back blue, too.

We need to keep the White House AND take back the Senate.

[spanone]

77. that is fookin' great news!!!!

[lostnfound]

78. If we could get Wellstone back, we'd have the trifecta.

I'm glad Russ is running again. Yay.

[hay rick]

80. Best news I've heard all day.

Sorry, that's a really low bar. This would be great news on any day. My mom was from Milwaukee so I've always considered myself a half-badger.

[Kevin from WI]

81. He has my vote

[redruddyred]

82. I like this guy

and this is from a single interview

[gademocrat7]

83. Great news!!!