Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) just gave another big hint about his political plans.
Feingold, who sources close to him say is very interested in a rematch against Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), left a clue in his final speech as the State Department’s special envoy to Africa when he mentioned his former chief of staff.
Feingold thanked “my once, current, and I hope, future chief of staff Mary Irvine,” according to Roll Call.
Feingold noted that Irvine started as a top aide for him “as an envoy for the State Department in July of 2013, just as she was there every day for my tenure in the U.S. Senate.”
As Roll Call notes, Feingold lost re-election in 2010 to Johnson, who is a top target of Democrats in the 2016 cycle.
Oh! those politicians and their droppings!
We need a gov Agency to deal with this problem…
It’s actually several agencies, supposedly allied with state counterparts, and they call the process “election”.
I suspect the timing couldn’t be better for Feingold’s return. Johnson’s been ridiculous and clearly nothing more than a tool for the Koch brothers, so much so that his employment of THEIR money in seeking re-election should have a paradoxical effect in assisting his opponent.
Ah, I remember when Ron Johnson defeated Feingold by claiming he would be “more independent” and “less partisan” as a Senator. Also, something or other about how Ron Johnson’s children totally love Ron Johnson. Seriously, that was pretty much the entirety of RoJo’s campaign message. Simpler times…
…is there any cure/palliation for ElectoralDysfunction?
Wisconsin need Feingold for Govoner but if he wants back in the Senate that’s OK too