Feingold Vulnerable in 2010
On June 23rd, Rasmussen Reports, one of the nation’s foremost polling agencies, released its first Wisconsin U.S. Senate poll since little-known political outsider Ron Johnson won the endorsement of the Republican Party late last month. The poll indicates that progressive Senator Russ Feingold is highly vulnerable in 2010. For just the second time in his [...]
The Year of the Anti-Establishment Candidate
Last week, ten states held congressional and gubernatorial primaries. Further, in recent months, roughly fifteen states in total have held primary elections. In each of these elections a common theme has been present: anti-incumbency. If this trend continues in the coming months, it appears that establishment candidates, party-endorsed candidates, and incumbents will be in for [...]
WI Congressman Dave Obey to Retire
This week, Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI) became the sixteenth Democrat to announce that he will not seek reelection in 2010. This announcement came as a shock to not only the state Democratic Party but to national Democrats as well. Unlike the other fifteen House Democrats who have announced that they will not seek reelection in [...]
Former Governor Thompson Will Not Run for U.S. Senate
For the past four months, political analysts have been speculating that former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson would run for the U.S. Senate currently held by Democrat Russ Feingold in 2010. In fact, even Mitt Romney believed that Thompson was seriously considering a Senate run. Most national polls had him leading Feingold by 7 points, and [...]
