Prospective 2008 Presidential Candidate: Russ Feingold

Note: This is the third in a series of posts I plan to do on the prospective 2008 presidential candidates from both major parties.

Russ Feingold is in his third term as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin after serving three terms in the Wisconsin State Senate. He is considered by many to be one of the few moderate Democrats in the U.S. Senate. Some would even call him a maverick. Feingold is a staunch foe of party "soft money" and is best known for co-sponsoring (along with Arizona Republican John McCain) the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, along referred to as the McCain-Feingold Bill. He has been an outspoken opponent of the Iraq War. In recent Supreme Court confirmation votes, he voted in favor of Judge John Roberts, but against Judge Samuel Alito. Feingold's best shot at capturing the nomination would be if Democrats decide that they want a candidate who is (1) clearly against the War in Iraq and is (2) closer to the center of the political spectrum than Hillary Clinton. Feingold offers them both. It would be quite ironic if he is the Democratic nominee in 2008 and McCain is the Republican nominee. We already have the McCain-Feingold Bill - then we would have the McCain-Feingold election.

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