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Feingold Won't Run for President

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by PopeDirkBenedict, Nov 12, 2006.

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  1. Gutter

    Gutter Well-Known Member

    Plus Feingold is twice divorced. As much as I would like Feingold to run, I know he would face very long odds at getting the nod.

    Would he make a good VP candidate?
     
    Gutter, Nov 12, 2006
    #13
  2. Jack_Kerouac

    Jack_Kerouac Member

    Hey Rosie, how did that Packers-Viqueens game turn out? ;D
     
    Jack_Kerouac, Nov 12, 2006
    #14
  3. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    The multiple divorces don't help either.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Nov 12, 2006
    #15
  4. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Feingold '08? :'(

    This sucks.
     
    Bubbler, Nov 12, 2006
    #16
  5. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    Feingold had no chance anyway, and it had nothing to do with religion or marital status.
     
    Guy_Incognito, Nov 12, 2006
    #17
  6. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    I sorta hate to be the one to note that a Jewish vice presidential candidate was on a ticket that got more popular votes in 2000.
     
    HejiraHenry, Nov 13, 2006
    #18
  7. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    A D_B within the self same thread.

    But the point is valid. I think the anti-Semitism thing is way overblown. Fifty years ago they were saying the same thing about Catholics.
     
    Football_Bat, Nov 13, 2006
    #19
  8. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    Am I the only one who mistakenly thought this thread title said "Fenian won't run for president"?
     
    alleyallen, Nov 13, 2006
    #20
  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    He wouldn't stand a chance. If he somehow carried the Democratic primaries, he'd have gotten slaughtered in a general election. No way his act plays in most of the country. I'm not a huge fan of his style, and I think he showboats as much as he shows conviction, but I would have considered voting for him. Once you get up as high as "Senator," it's really hard to maintain any integrity, and I think Feingold actually walks the walk that he talks. I can say that about maybe a half dozen senators, at most. He believes in campaign finance reform and he is willing to back it up by how he runs his campaigns. To me that is huge. He detests pork-barrel politics, and he has backed that up with his record as a Senator. He's the anti-Robert Byrd. He'd actually probably be a good fiscal president. He'd raise taxes and do his best to veto ridiculous spending, although he might go too far with military cuts if he had the Congress and Senate voting in his agenda.
     
    The Big Ragu, Nov 13, 2006
    #21
  10. Cousin Jeffrey

    Cousin Jeffrey Active Member

    Is Feinstein running?
     
    Cousin Jeffrey, Nov 13, 2006
    #22
  11. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Who has officially announced that they're running?
     
    Mizzougrad96, Nov 13, 2006
    #23
  12. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Tom Vilsack.

    McCain all but said he was on MTP on Sunday.

    I think Hilary Clinton is a safe bet.

    Obama hasn't declared, but you wouldn't know that from talking to anyone who just got done working on a Democratic campaign.
     
    zeke12, Nov 13, 2006
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