In Wisconsin, Kerry won the state by only 4 or 5%, but Feingold beat his competetor, Tim Michaels, by a landlslide. Granted: Tim Michaels was and is the biggest meathead who ever lived, however, Feingold had something about him that appealed to even the most staunch Bush supporters. The funny thing about it is that Feingold is one of the most common-sense, progressive politicians in the nation.
Trust me. I am a full blooded Cheesehead. Most people would think, when noticingthe number of Bush supporters who voted for him, that Feingold is obviously a Lieberman-esque, spineless loser, but it ain't so. He is truly that great of a speaker and he makes it extrememly difficult for anyone to disagree with him. I had an internship at his campaign office in LaCrosse last year and had a chance to speak with him a few times. Believe me, he hates GW and Cheney with the deepest of passions. He is smarter than any Repulican in the Dark-Side's arsenal. I do not believe he will hesitate for a moment to start throwing out some real and damning accusations at the Right and won't allow them to weasel their way out of it. I wish everyone could've seen how he made Tim Michaels look like the world's biggest asshole in their debates. He honestly had the audience laughing out loud on more than one occasion for so wittily making Michaels look like a moron. I would recommend that everyone check out Feingold when they have a chance.
....and for anyone who sais it's too early to be thinking about candidates I would tell them to get real.
Fight fire with fire, baby!