Feingold not challenging Obama in 2012, spokesman says

[Enrique]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1110/Feingold_wont_challenge_Obama_in_12.html?showall

Defeated Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold, who considered a White House bid in 2008 and would be the most plausible candidate on Obama's left flank, has "no interest" in such a challenge, his spokesman said today.

"While a lot of other Democrats ran away from their support for the Recovery Act and health insurance reform, Russ Feingold didn't, he stood by those votes and President Obama's effort to do the right thing," said spokesman John Kraus in an email. "I would chalk up any Beltway chatter about Russ running against President Obama as simply Washington getting wee-wee'd up on the first day of new election cycle that is two years away."

Feingold "has no interest in challenging President Obama in 2012," Kraus said.

[PeaceNikki]

1. Bummer

Feingold/Franken would make me give a shit again.

As it stands now, I am fucking done.

[jefferson_dem]

13. Buh bye.

Slacker. :hi:

[PeaceNikki]

15. Look, I am broken today. Tore to bits. Driven to tears.

My spirit is officially broken. I just cannot give a shit at the moment. Wisconsin got fucked. And we lost Russ. That literally brings me to tears. If a man like Feingold can lose to THAT FUCKING MORON...THAT goddamned idiot - I give up giving a shit.

At least for a bit.

I need to heal.

[jefferson_dem]

19. Hey, I hear you and feel your pain.

Sorry to come across as insensitive but there are ways to cope other than calling for the Democratic President to be primaried.

[PeaceNikki]

20. Oh, I'm not.

It may have come accross that way, but I really am not.

Just sad... really fucking sad. :(

[GSLevel9]

2. possible open seat WI Senate when Kohl retires, to challenge Paul Ryan. nt

[cyr330]

3. FUCK!

I would contribute $$ and vote for him over Obama. Too goddamned bad.

[CBR]

4. Because he is not a dumbass... nt

[Occam Bandage]

5. If there's a 2012 challenge, it'll be from the right. nt

[sharp_stick]

6. He's not as dumb as a lot of other people n/t

[polichick]

7. If the prez keeps singing Kumbaya with the other side while they kick his ass...

...there WILL be a primary challenger. If not Feingold, someone else.

[Mass]

8. Good.

[PVnRT]

9. No, that would be Evan Scumfuck Bayh

Why else is he sitting on millions in campaign cash?

[gkhouston]

11. Let him waste his money; he has as much appeal as moldy bread. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

18. Bayh is shyster and stupid enough to believe he has the right common sense and family values

that will get him elected. And he will probably say that because those family values and common sense are Hoosier family values and common sense that he is the right choice. I wonder how many voters will get pissed off at him for suggesting that he is better than everyone else?

I bet more and more of his supporters in Indiana throughout his political life have gotten pissed off at him.

When Bayh talks most people would be more likely to want to switch channels so they don't fall asleep listening to the drone coming from his mouth.

[ProSense]

10. Interesting.

"While a lot of other Democrats ran away from their support for the Recovery Act and health insurance reform, Russ Feingold didn't, he stood by those votes and President Obama's effort to do the right thing," said spokesman John Kraus in an email. "I would chalk up any Beltway chatter about Russ running against President Obama as simply Washington getting wee-wee'd up on the first day of new election cycle that is two years away."

Feingold "has no interest in challenging President Obama in 2012," Kraus said.

[Dinger]

12. "Has No Interest" Does Not = "No Way I'm Running"

Obama didn't declare his candidacy immediately either.

[ProSense]

16. Reading even further into his comments with words that are actually there

"Democrats ran away from their support for the Recovery Act and health insurance reform, Russ Feingold didn't, he stood by those votes and President Obama's effort to do the right thing"

Appears Feingold is proud of those efforts.

[Uzybone]

14. Feingold: a man who lives in the real world

[LiberalFighter]

17. Feingold would not do that to a sitting President of his party.

He a good high school teachers.