"unexpectedly weak incumbent, Democratic senator Russ Feingold"

[sybylla]

Did anyone else see this crapola? They wish!

100% Pure Conservative
Wisconsin’s Bob Welch: Not Watered Down.
http://www.nationalreview.com/miller/miller200408020837.asp

Looking for a dark-horse Republican in this year's Senate elections? Try Bob Welch of Wisconsin, a true-blue conservative running against an unexpectedly weak incumbent, Democratic senator Russ Feingold. If Welch can win the GOP nomination next month, he may yet become the Saxby Chambliss of 2004 — the guy much of official Washington wrote off, who nevertheless went on to a surprise victory in November.

"Feingold is a creature of the left-wing" says Welch, a silver-haired, 46-year-old state senator. "I'm for the free market, he's for socialism."

A Welch-Feingold contest probably would feature the starkest ideological contrast between two major Senate candidates. This is due in some measure to Welch, who is in the conservative mainstream, but mostly because of Feingold's extremism. He is, after all, the single senator who voted against the Patriot Act.

Last April, Public Opinion Strategies, a Republican firm working with Welch, found that only 46 percent of likely voters believed that Feingold deserved reelection. This is a very low mark for a guy who has been in the Senate for two terms, and a classic sign of vulnerability. A more recent survey, the Badger Poll, put Feingold's reelect number at 52 percent. Yet it questioned adults generally, not likely voters or even registered voters. In short, it probably overstated Feingold's strength, such as it is.

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Talk about delusional. What kind of Kool-aid to they pass out at the National Review? :shrug:

[Richardo]

1. "Four legs good, two legs bad," added Welch.

"At least that what I always hear at the meetings..."

[bluestateguy]

2. I like Bob Welch

1990 Cy Young winner.

[RetroLounge]

3. He was pretty good in Fleetwood Mac too

RL

[eowyn_of_rohan]

10. When Fleetwood Mac was at it's best

Before and during the Bob Welch era. Or so I have been told, because I, of course, am too young to remember ;)

[theshadow]

4. "Socialism"???

What time machine did he step out of?

[mb7588a]

5. what a f'n crock!!!!!!

Interesting reference they made. Immediate red plag went up in my head. Planted story.

Public Opinion Strategies was the same company that worked for Saxby Chambliss in 2002.

See the connection here...? Friends helping friends etc.

[marigold20]

6. Conservative mainstream?

Didn't Welch lose to Feingold last time? I don't know which of the four Repubs running in the primary would be the best opponent for Feingold. I may consider crossing over in the primary in September.

[MadAsHell]

7. Welch got crushed by Kohl last time ...

something like 70%-30%. He didn't even get the committed repug base.


I just listened to Tim Michaels give his stump speech. It was pretty ho-hum. The same old too-much taxes, too-much regulations, pander to the pro-life movement prattle. The notable thing was that he did discuss health-care costs. But his proposed solution was more competition and to allow re-importation of Rx and force the Canadians to remove price controls. Oh, I almost forget, though he said it maybe nine or ten times in fifteen minutes, he was an active duty air born ranger for 12 years.

All and All, it was pretty confused.

[gizmo1979]

8. feingold is a good guy!!

I write to Russ all the time and he always follows up.he's one of the only senators actually looking out for our jobs! he voted against every free trade agreement that has come down the pike.he was the only one with the balls to vote against the patriot act!Russ is a good guy and a good senator!people trust him,I know alot of people who wouldn't vote for Kerry because of guns,or other single issue cause voted for feingold because he stands up for what he believes.He'll be our senator for along time!

[Zynx]

9. Wow. Looking back at this now is amusing.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

11. What a worthless poll...

"Public Opinion Strategies, a Republican firm...found that only 46 percent of likely voters believed that Feingold deserved reelection."

Glad they identified their bias