Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), the likely Democratic nominee in the Senate race to succeed retiring Dem Sen. Herb Kohl, has now been endorsed by former Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, who was a major liberal voice in Washington until his defeat in 2010.
Feingold has previously endorsed Elizabeth Warren in the Massachusetts Senate race, supporting her through his Progressives United PAC.
Feingold was also eyed by many Wisconsin Dem voters and activists for either the Senate race, or as a candidate for governor in a potential recall election against Republican Gov. Scott Walker. However, he announced in August that he will not run for office in 2012. Baldwin announced her own Senate campaign two weeks later.
Baldwin’s campaign sent their supporter list a message from Feingold, saying in part:
Tammy is a true progressive champion, one of the strongest fighters for working families our state has ever produced and a hero to those of us who believe in breaking barriers and eliminating injustice in our society. I was proud to call her a colleague as we fought together in Washington for Wisconsin families — and I’ll be proud to call her my Senator.
I’m all in, 100 percent. And if you are too, I hope you’ll show it by clicking here and making a grassroots investment in Tammy’s campaign today.
This fight began long before I first ran for office, and it will continue for years to come. But this election is our chance to put a real progressive champion in a position to do a lot of good for working families. I hope you’ll join me in standing with Tammy Baldwin.
Thanks for helping us fight to keep moving Wisconsin forward.
