Feingold Won't Run for President

[PopeDirkBenedict]

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=529983

I was actually kinda bullish on his chances. I thought he could emerge Howard Dean-style. Dean's problem was that he never handled the transition from insurgent candidate to front-runner. I thought that Feingold might be smart enough and politically adept enough to do it. And his style of folksy, funny political ads would have played well. My guess is that he saw Obama taking his spot as the lefty media darling and got out.

 

[buckweaver]

I'd vote for Feingold in a heartbeat.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Sorry to hear this. At least, I thought, we'd have one candidate addressing the constitutional crisis of an authoritarian Executive branch, since he'd been out front on so many of those issues.

 

[Editude]

The country is not ready to embrace another liberal senator from Minnesota, no matter how appealing.

 

[Rosie]

Uh, Feingold is from Wisconsin, NOT Minnesota.

This is NOT a good day to mix up the two states.

 

[Jack_Kerouac]

Hey Rosie, Packers 10, Viqueens 0! ;D

 

[EStreetJoe]

Being Jewish is pains me to say this (and I hope I'm wrong in my thinking), but Feingold would have had no chance in the general election. Most of the south and probably most of the midwest isn't ready to vote for a Jew as president. The religious extremists, which tend to be very strong in getting out the vote in those regions, wouldn't want a Christ killer in the White House. Never mind the fact that Feingold is pro-choice, and pro gay rights, if his religion doesn't kill him among the fundamentalists, his stances on those two issues would.

 

[Rosie]

Hey Rosie, Packers 10, Viqueens 0! ;D

Funny, I do believe the score is VIKINGS 14, Slackers 10.

:D

 

[old_tony]

Feingold not running. USA dodges a bullet. Not that he could have actually won.

 

[Gutter]

Hey Rosie, Packers 10, Viqueens 0! ;D

Funny, I do believe the score is VIKINGS 14, Slackers 10.

:D

Ahem. ;)

I think Donald Driver is still running.

 

[Rosie]

Ahem. ;)

I think Donald Driver is still running.

Didn't I ground you on the NFL thread?!

Get to your room, Slacker Backer!

 

[Ralph Waldo Henderson]

Being Jewish is pains me to say this (and I hope I'm wrong in my thinking), but Feingold would have had no chance in the general election. Most of the south and probably most of the midwest isn't ready to vote for a Jew as president. The religious extremists, which tend to be very strong in getting out the vote in those regions, wouldn't want a Christ killer in the White House. Never mind the fact that Feingold is pro-choice, and pro gay rights, if his religion doesn't kill him among the fundamentalists, his stances on those two issues would.

And yet, a ticket with a Jew on it in 2000 got more than 500,000 more votes than anybody else in 2000. Yes it was vice president, but still.

 

[Gutter]

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?

 

[Jack_Kerouac]

Hey Rosie, how did that Packers-Viqueens game turn out? ;D

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Being Jewish is pains me to say this (and I hope I'm wrong in my thinking), but Feingold would have had no chance in the general election. Most of the south and probably most of the midwest isn't ready to vote for a Jew as president. The religious extremists, which tend to be very strong in getting out the vote in those regions, wouldn't want a Christ killer in the White House. Never mind the fact that Feingold is pro-choice, and pro gay rights, if his religion doesn't kill him among the fundamentalists, his stances on those two issues would.

The multiple divorces don't help either.

 

[Bubbler]

Feingold '08? :'(

This sucks.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Feingold had no chance anyway, and it had nothing to do with religion or marital status.

 

[HejiraHenry]

Most of the south and probably most of the midwest isn't ready to vote for a Jew as president.

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.

 

[Football_Bat]

Most of the south and probably most of the midwest isn't ready to vote for a Jew as president.

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.

A D_B within the self same thread.

Being Jewish is pains me to say this (and I hope I'm wrong in my thinking), but Feingold would have had no chance in the general election. Most of the south and probably most of the midwest isn't ready to vote for a Jew as president. The religious extremists, which tend to be very strong in getting out the vote in those regions, wouldn't want a Christ killer in the White House. Never mind the fact that Feingold is pro-choice, and pro gay rights, if his religion doesn't kill him among the fundamentalists, his stances on those two issues would.

And yet, a ticket with a Jew on it in 2000 got more than 500,000 more votes than anybody else in 2000. Yes it was vice president, but still.

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.

 

[alleyallen]

Am I the only one who mistakenly thought this thread title said "Fenian won't run for president"?