Just a reminder, Russ Feingold still stands for us!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/01/russ-feingold-progressives-united_n_914525.html

WASHINGTON -- Former Wisconsin senator Russ Feingold is expanding his Progressives United operation, launching a 501(c)(4) and a new website on Monday morning. The organization will now consist of a political action committee for political work and a nonprofit for advocacy efforts. And although a 501(c)(4) is allowed to spend and raise unlimited amounts of undisclosed money, Feingold is promising to practice what he preaches by setting up strict disclosure requirements and contribution limits for his group.
Feingold launched Progressives United in February. Since then, it has raised more than $2 million. The organization was designed to support progressive candidates at the local, state and national levels, as well as hold the media and elected officials accountable on combating corporate influence in politics.

Feingold launched Progressives United in February. Since then, it has raised more than $2 million. The organization was designed to support progressive candidates at the local, state and national levels, as well as hold the media and elected officials accountable on combating corporate influence in politics.

The PAC has raised more than $200,000 for the Democratic candidates in the Wisconsin state senate recall elections, and it organized a campaign calling on President Obama to fire General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt as the head of his Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

The new nonprofit arm will allow the group to do more advocacy work, allowing the PAC to concentrate on political work. The PAC will be posting new endorsement criteria for candidates and asking supporters to nominate possible individuals they would like to see Progressives United endorse.

I know that Grayson lost 'cause of the "Taliban Dan" ad but what about Feingold?

Still, great news. :) Keep fighting.

Has a nice ring to it.

:D

makes me want to move home!

their state! I have to admit a bias here; I'd like to see that in order to rub it in Subsidy Sam Brownback's smug self-righteous blaspheming face.

:hi:

In a heartbeat ....

but Wisconsin needs him first to be their governor after the recall election.

Though 2016 to run for president after a 5 year stint as a replacement governor might be a bit soon to not seem like a "stepping stone" position for him. I guess it would depend if there was some other very good candidate for governor at that time that Feingold would want to bless running then, and then say he was governor only as a temporary placeholder to allow for this subsequent entity to take office then later under better circumstances. It would certainly keep him from a primary challenge to Obama in 2012 though if he were to run for governor.

I think they will be happy. :3

I'd love to see a president from my state of birth and the state I call home. A progressive like Feingold would be beneficial for the country.

That may be the plan. He will not challenge Obama. That would make him a questionable Democrat to some in the party.

Besides, we need him to fix the mess that Walker has made of Wisconsin.