Feingold’s increasingly erratic behavior on the campaign trail suggests that he — like almost everyone else — did not expect such a strong challenge from a political unknown like Ron Johnson. Since it became clear that Feingold was facing the fight of his political life, his commitment to clean politics has unraveled. The same Russ Feingold who once urged his opponent to sign a “Clean Campaign Pledge” in 2004 has run a series of ads falsely accusing Johnson of wanting to drill for oil in the Great Lakes and take away Social Security. In an attempt to drive home the underdog theme, Feingold told voters he has been outspent in every campaign he’s ever run, a claim that, according to PolitiFact Wisconsin, “confounds logic.”
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Feingold: From "Nutty-Classy" to "Nutty-Nasty"
Russ Feingold, D Wisconsin has always had a whiff of the loony left in him but until now he's always been the paragon of the 'clean' politician. Now that his sinecure is threatened he's demonstrating that he can play sleaze-ball with the best of them. My how the mighty have fallen.
Feingold’s increasingly erratic behavior on the campaign trail suggests that he — like almost everyone else — did not expect such a strong challenge from a political unknown like Ron Johnson. Since it became clear that Feingold was facing the fight of his political life, his commitment to clean politics has unraveled. The same Russ Feingold who once urged his opponent to sign a “Clean Campaign Pledge” in 2004 has run a series of ads falsely accusing Johnson of wanting to drill for oil in the Great Lakes and take away Social Security. In an attempt to drive home the underdog theme, Feingold told voters he has been outspent in every campaign he’s ever run, a claim that, according to PolitiFact Wisconsin, “confounds logic.”
Feingold’s increasingly erratic behavior on the campaign trail suggests that he — like almost everyone else — did not expect such a strong challenge from a political unknown like Ron Johnson. Since it became clear that Feingold was facing the fight of his political life, his commitment to clean politics has unraveled. The same Russ Feingold who once urged his opponent to sign a “Clean Campaign Pledge” in 2004 has run a series of ads falsely accusing Johnson of wanting to drill for oil in the Great Lakes and take away Social Security. In an attempt to drive home the underdog theme, Feingold told voters he has been outspent in every campaign he’s ever run, a claim that, according to PolitiFact Wisconsin, “confounds logic.”
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