With national unemployment hovering near 10 percent and on the rise in several states, a number of leading Democrat Senators and candidates are abandoning U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), embattled U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and President Barack Obama as they prepare to implement the largest tax increase in American history later this...

In Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s Patrick McIlheran takes Russ Feingold to task for his desperate, misleading attempts to paint Republican Ron Johnson as “extreme” for expressing positions shared by a majority of people in Wisconsin, and nationwide – such as opposition to Feingold’s costly and unpopular health care overhaul and his...

In Wisconsin, embattled incumbent Russ Feingold got “an earful” from small business owners.  Kenosha News reports: Next door, at Pacetti’s, owner Kevin Velvikis greeted Feingold with a question of his own.  “You’re here for trumpet lessons, right?” Velvikis asked, taking Feingold aside for a private discussion away from the media. He later added...

Following President Barack Obama’s controversial decision to support the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City, countless individuals have stepped forward and shared their position on this issue, including Hamas’ co-founder, Mahmoud al-Zahar, who said Muslims “have to build” the mosque. The contentious issue has splintered national...

As embattled U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) eagerly embraces President Barack Obama during his visit to Wisconsin today, voters are reminded that Feingold blindly rubberstamped Obama’s costly and unpopular partisan agenda, driving our national debt past $13 trillion while failing to create much-needed jobs. As The Hill reports: Feingold, a liberal...

Signaling Republicans’ continued momentum in key races, the Washington Post has moved both Wisconsin’s and Washington State’s Senate races from “Lean Democratic” to “Toss Up”: Washington (Move from Safe Democratic to Lean Democratic): Republicans recruited their best possible candidate in former state Senator and two-time gubernatorial nominee Dino...

In Wisconsin, RealClearPolitics’ Tom Bevan reports that Russ Feingold faces an uphill battle in his reelection bid this November. Two years ago, when Barack Obama stormed to a 13-point victory over John McCain in Wisconsin (en route to a seven-point, 365 electoral vote win nationwide) few political observers would have singled out Wisconsin Democratic...