The Washingon Post comes to Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE - Democrats in Congress are no longer asking themselves whether this is going to be a bad election year for them and their party. They are asking whether it is going to be a disaster.
The answer will probably be found in states such as Wisconsin, one of a growing number of spots on the map where Democrats accustomed to winning reelection with ease - including Sen. Russell Feingold - are unexpectedly in trouble.
The GOP pushed deep into Democratic-held territory over the summer, to the point where the party is well within range of picking up the 39 seats it would need to take control of the House. Overall, as many as 80 House seats could be at risk, and fewer than a dozen of these are held by Republicans. ...
This political turmoil is on full display in Wisconsin. There are at least two Democratic House seats at stake and also a close race to succeed retiring Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle.
But the real surprise here is that Feingold, whose reelection to a fourth term had once been considered a lock, is in a tight race. He is one of three Democratic senators unexpectedly in that predicament, and in large part because of the hostile political climate nationally. Barbara Boxer in California and Patty Murray in Washington are also struggling to keep their seats.
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Mark - Sep 07, 2010 6:22 AM
Boom Boom Badger - Sep 07, 2010 8:06 AM
John - Sep 07, 2010 9:13 AM
Amy L. Geiger-Hemmer - Sep 07, 2010 9:15 AM
And I agree that John McCain should go, too. Little more than a RINO - just a step above an Olympia Snowe or Susan Collins.
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