Liberals in the Heartland
Despite the banner above, I am unenthusiastic about the idea of Hillary Clinton in 2008, and will not pick a Presidential candidate until 2007 at the earliest. At the moment, I'm most intrigued by the idea of a Gore-Richardson ticket. However, I also have an eye on a favorite son, Senator Russ Feingold, who has proven he can win in the Midwest while standing firm on core Democratic issues. Here's an example of how he does it:
Conservatives can't be too dogmatic about big government in this state.
"I am enjoying reading many blogs, and am fascinated by their immediate reporting that is covering the important issues of the day. Many of the positive comments I have been lucky enough to read about my work relate to the fact that I was the only member of the U.S. Senate to oppose the USA PATRIOT Act. That experience taught me a lot, but one thing I learned for certain is that millions of ordinary citizens support efforts to make sure the government doesn't try to take more power than it needs. Resisting overreaching by the federal government is appropriate and, yes, even patriotic. I feel very strongly about this, and have made constitutional issues in general, and First Amendment issues in particular, one of the central focuses of my work in the U.S. Senate."
Conservatives can't be too dogmatic about big government in this state.
Comments
I'll change the headline banner up there to be more neutral. Also, I think the Obama Feed is dull, I'd be happy to replace it with a Feingold Feed, or some other who generates enough headlines :)
not that that's a negative in my book, but it doesn't win elections. if i recall correctly a few years ago feingold refused to spend beyond a certain limit and that almost screwed him over against a more "flexible" opponent.