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Edited on Sun Aug-08-04 03:23 PM by Big Al from WI
so you can vote in any primary you want, you just go and pick right when you arrive at the polls. I would discourage voting for Welch. He is the only Republican candidate who isn't a complete moron, which means that he will get some points in during the debate (I think Wisconsin Public Television will probably host one). If you want to go vote for a weak candidate, vote Lorge. For more comedic value, vote for Russ Darrow and watch him win the primary, then get clobbered by Feingold in the debate.
The Wisconsin State Journal (Moderate Repub; but has endorsed Doyle for Gov, Lautenschlager for AG, and has endorsed several Dem candidates for State Senate and Assembly), makes a great case why Welch will be the strongest candidate to try to beat Feingold. Welch's circumstances are nearly identical to the ones Feingold encountered in '92. In '92, Feingold's two Democratic primary opponents bashed each other (both had a ton more money than Feingold), Feingold won, and beat the incumbent Republican. Now, Michels and Darrow are making idiots out of themselves bashing Feingold, and Welch might come out with the victory and have the best shot at beating the incumbent Democrat, Russ Feingold.
As an aside, I will be really interested to see if the State Journal endorses Kerry over Bush. It is not out of the question; I'd say the chances are about 66% Bush and 33% Kerry. If they do endorse Kerry, I will try to post some letters from the whining neocons about how their old Republican newspaper is turning into a "liberal rag" once again. (Like they did when it endorsed Doyle.)
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