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Should Russ Feingold Run for President?

By Jeralyn, Section Elections
Posted on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 01:32:19 PM EST
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Russ Feingold is considering a run for President in 2008. He says he might if there's enough support. How's his record? Close to perfect--his one error was voting to confirm Ashcroft, but that pales in comparision to these positions:

Feel free to leave your support here. I'll be part of a conference call with Sen. Feingold next week, and I'm sure his staff will see and relay your support.

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    • Should Russ Feingold Run for President? | 20 comments (20 topical)
    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#1)
    by theologicus on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 02:27:37 PM EST
    1. What is his position on the Iraq war? 2. How was his speech in the Senate debate about Gonzales?

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#2)
    by TChris on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 02:30:18 PM EST
    I love Russ, but I think he's too short to win (speaking as a vertically challenged person myself).

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#3)
    by Quaker in a Basement on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 03:03:18 PM EST
    I'll commit right now. I'll vote for him.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 03:08:55 PM EST
    he's got 3/4 of the comments section, at least :) While it appears like he's coming from off the radar, I really think he would be a quality candidate and a great president.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#5)
    by Joe Bob on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 03:15:55 PM EST
    I would happily vote for Feingold for President. Paul Wellstone used to be the Senator who most closely represented my views; Feingold holds that distinction for me now. I could see Feingold having a broad appeal. Many people who may not agree with him on issues would admire his willingness to stand on principle and go it alone if need be.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#6)
    by Kitt on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 03:23:04 PM EST
    And then there's Joe Lieberman....

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#7)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 03:31:19 PM EST
    Lieberman's biggest problem is his voice..he whines

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 05:50:05 PM EST
    No

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#9)
    by Adept Havelock on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 08:04:32 PM EST
    Not my first choice, but interesting to consider. At least we would know where he stands.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#10)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 08:09:38 PM EST
    The ONLY Senator to NOT vote along party lines on Bill's impeachment. (He voted to impeach.)

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#11)
    by brian on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 08:56:13 PM EST
    What is your call with them about? His candidacy or legislative stuff. If it is about a potential candidacy they are moving faster than I thought.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#12)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 09:32:02 PM EST
    I think it's about all things political and how bloggers can help the Democrats get the message out and play a role. I expect the subject of 2008 will come up, but I don't have anything to do with setting the agenda. We do get to ask questions though. So far I've partcipated in calls with Simon Rosenberg, Howard Dean, Donnie Fowler and Martin Frost--all of them let us ask whatever we wanted. They never refused to answer a question, and were very grateful for blog coverage. I'm learning a lot from these calls, from those we interview and the questions asked by the other bloggers. I'm sure one of us will live blog the call --its Tuesday--you'll get a full report.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#13)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Feb 05, 2005 at 05:24:53 AM EST
    Count me as a resounding YES YES YES!!! I don't know how is voice is or how tall he is but I know his record. Mark W......still the PRESIDENT Bush/Rice08

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#14)
    by theologicus on Sat Feb 05, 2005 at 09:53:27 AM EST
    Okay. So I could look it up. 1. Yes, he's very good on the Iraq war question. He opposed the Bush war resolution in October 2002. 2. Another positive. He was an early opponent of Alberto Gonzales on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Maybe some blogger should launch a fund-raising campaign to buy him some elevator shoes.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#15)
    by BigTex on Sat Feb 05, 2005 at 03:59:10 PM EST
    He should run. He may not win, but he will clearly make some noise and and help t' focus th' issues in '08. Th' debate will be good fer th' herd.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#16)
    by Jlvngstn on Sun Feb 06, 2005 at 01:15:32 PM EST
    Always been a big fan of Russ, would definitely pound the pavement for him.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#17)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sun Feb 06, 2005 at 09:02:45 PM EST
    I just saw Feingold on Q&A with Brian Lamb on C-Span. Very, very impressed. He's got an understated, commonsense quality about him that would appeal to people who don't agree with him on every issue. His reputation as a reformer could win over some of those Perot voters who think all politicians are basically corrupt. And no one could ever paint him as a flip-flopper.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#18)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Mon Feb 07, 2005 at 08:46:02 PM EST
    I would love to see Russ run for president. He's got my vote!!!

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#19)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 08:37:25 PM EST
    Actually, Sen. Feingold did not vote to impeach President Clinton. He did vote to allow witnesses or continue the trial or some process question, but voted against both articles. Get your facts straight.

    Re: Should Russ Feingold Run for President? (none / 0) (#20)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 08:40:30 PM EST
    Come to think of it, you're even more wrong than I originally thought. There were Senate Republicans who voted against impeachment. I believe it was 5 on one count and 10 on the other.

    Should Russ Feingold Run for President? | 20 comments (20 topical)