Wisconsin News and Sports
With U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) stepping down in 2012, Democrats spent much of their convention this weekend talking about who will run in his place.
One of the top contenders is former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, who says a decision has not been made yet. Feingold, who lost his seat in 2010 to Republican Senator Ron Johnson, says he’s been talking with a lot of people about a possible run and he has to decide if a return to politics now is the right thing to do. [Read more...]
Wisconsin’s senior U.S. Senator is making the case for keeping his colleague in office.
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) was on the campaign trail Monday in Milwaukee for fellow Democrat Russ Feingold. Kohl says Feingold has passed every test for being effective and accessible to the people of the state, and deserves to continue serving the people of Wisconsin. [Read more...]
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold says cutting off embryonic stem cell research would be an inhuman thing to do.
Feingold is attacking Republican opponent Ron Johnson over his opposition to embryonic stem cell research. The Middleton Democrat says Johnson’s support for ending federal funding for the work going on in Wisconsin would drive high tech jobs out of the state, into other states and countries where funding is easier to find. [Read more...]
U.S. Senate Democrat Russ Feingold says “don’t believe the polls.” Multiple polls have shown the three-term incumbent trailing Republican Ron Johnson, but Senator Feingold says you can’t trust those numbers.
He says many of them are done by national groups that do quick polls all over the country. Feingold says the people’s he’s working with show him at least tied with Johnson or possibly even a little ahead. [Read more...]
The Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in Wisconsin hold their second debate tonight in Wausau.
Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican Ron Johnson will square off for the second time in four days at the UW Marathon County campus. [Read more...]
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