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Majority in Wisconsin Wants Feingold Bid in 2008
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many adults in Wisconsin think their junior United States senator should run for president, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 51 per cent of respondents in the Badger State would like to see Russ Feingold launch a White House bid in 2008.
Feingold—a Democrat—was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, and earned new six-year terms in 1998 and 2004. In the last election, he defeated Republican Tim Michels with 56 per cent of the vote.
The Wisconsin senator co-sponsored the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 with Republican Arizona senator John McCain. The legislation prohibits company-funded ads that identify a federal electoral candidate, and forbids all "soft money" contributions to national political parties from corporations, labour unions and individuals.
On Nov. 18, Feingold urged for a review of proposed changes to the Patriot Act, saying, "I am proud to join my colleagues from the Senate and the House, Republicans and Democrats, in calling on the members of the USA Patriot Act conference committee to give us a bill that we can support—a bill that makes reasonable changes to the Patriot Act to safeguard Americans' civil liberties."
The Patriot Act—passed by Congress and signed into law by U.S. president George W. Bush in October 2001—enables the federal government to gather information on suspected terrorists through court-ordered wiretaps and searches.
Polling Data
Would you like to see senator Russ Feingold run for president in 2008?
Nov. 2005 | Oct. 2005 | |
Yes | 51% | 49% |
No | 36% | 33% |
Undecided | 13% | 18% |
Source: Strategic Vision
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 800 likely Wisconsin voters, conducted from Nov. 11 to Nov. 13, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.