One of the most respected progressive Dems in the Senate was former Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold. Feingold lost his bid for a fourth term last November when the teatard tide swept off-year elections for the Rethuglicans. Now, according to a Public Policy Polling poll, Feingold has a great shot at returning to the Senate, to fill the seat of Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl, who is retiring in 2012. He beats all likely Rethuglican contenders -- including former Gov. Tommy "Gun" Thompson -- by margins of at least 10%.
Wisconsin voters have considerable buyers remorse after electing the far-right slate of candidates in November, most prominent of which was reactionary union-buster Gov. Scott "Too Much Johnnie" Walker. Poll after poll show Rethuglican attempts to turn back the clock to the 1920s wasn't what the voters thought they were sold, and now they're getting ready to send a different message in November 2012. We need to get Russ back in the Senate.
