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a kennedy

(32,066 posts) Thu May 10, 2018, 04:44 PM May 2018

Another huge mistake not getting Russ Feingold elected.....Judgeship vacant for years

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until Turtleman and ROJO had a Repub President.......

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Michael Brennan to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ― a vacancy that Republicans prevented President Barack Obama from filling for six years.

The vote, 49 to 46, was entirely partisan.

Until now, the seat was the nation’s longest circuit court vacancy. It was empty since January 2010, and it had been up to Wisconsin’s two senators to work with the White House to fill it. The reason it went unfilled for so long largely came down to one person: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).

Obama nominated Victoria Nourse to the seat in July 2010. Johnson denied her a confirmation hearing for all of 2011 by refusing to turn in his so-called blue slip, a Senate tradition whereby home-state senators have the ability to stop or advance a judicial nominee in the Judiciary Committee. Nourse withdrew her nomination in early 2012, calling the system “broken.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-brennan-ron-johnson-trump-judges_us_5af47bcbe4b04d3b2c91818f

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Another huge mistake not getting Russ Feingold elected.....Judgeship vacant for years (Original Post) a kennedy May 2018 OP

Feingold lost in 2010 because too many on the Left could not be bothered to vote. elocs May 2018 #1

It wasn't just Wisconsin. EverybDemocrat running for Senate in those critical swing states lost to still_one May 2018 #3

Certainly Wisconsin wasn't alone, but that election has totally changed this state elocs May 2018 #4

No question about it. Johnson is a disaster still_one May 2018 #7

After Feingold's loss I had a suspicion that he was looking to 2016 to get revenge on Johnson. elocs May 2018 #8

I am no math wiz but isn't it eight years? n/t rzemanfl May 2018 #2

The campaign also overestimated it's brand. BlueWI May 2018 #5

I really believe the election was corrupted in Wisconsin milestogo May 2018 #6

elocs

(23,054 posts)

1. Feingold lost in 2010 because too many on the Left could not be bothered to vote.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2018, 04:50 PM

May 2018

And here in Wisconsin, Walker was elected governor and the entire state flipped from Democratic to Republican control.

still_one

(96,520 posts)

3. It wasn't just Wisconsin. EverybDemocrat running for Senate in those critical swing states lost to

Reply to elocs (Reply #1)

Thu May 10, 2018, 05:38 PM

May 2018

the incumbent, establishment, Republican, and those Democrats were liberal

elocs

(23,054 posts)

4. Certainly Wisconsin wasn't alone, but that election has totally changed this state

Reply to still_one (Reply #3)

Thu May 10, 2018, 05:43 PM

May 2018

and handed it over to Republican control which allowed them to gerrymander the state when they took power in 2011.

still_one

(96,520 posts)

7. No question about it. Johnson is a disaster

Reply to elocs (Reply #4)

Fri May 11, 2018, 01:16 AM

May 2018

elocs

(23,054 posts)

8. After Feingold's loss I had a suspicion that he was looking to 2016 to get revenge on Johnson.

Reply to still_one (Reply #7)

Fri May 11, 2018, 08:44 AM

May 2018

He would have been a good candidate with statewide recognition to have run against Walker in 2014 rather than the Democratic candidate we had whose only elected experience was to a school board.
But in 2010 here, Walker got 90% of the votes that went to McCain in 2008 while his Democratic opponent, Tom Barrett, only got just over 65% of Obama's vote total.
Republicans tend to vote as if it was their duty while too often the Left are fickle voters who need to be excited and motivated to show up.

rzemanfl

(30,288 posts)

2. I am no math wiz but isn't it eight years? n/t

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2018, 04:57 PM

May 2018

BlueWI

(1,736 posts)

5. The campaign also overestimated it's brand.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2018, 05:53 PM

May 2018

Democratic voters in their 40s and up mostly remember Feingold well. Younger voters, not so much. I know I have said this before, but unless we want to repeat this scenario, us Dems in WI need to huddle up and refine the statewide message, including outreach to new and occasional Dem voters. Unfortunately I am not able to attend the party convention on June 1-2, but we in Eau Claire just elected four new younger progressives, 3 of them women, remaking the city council. We need to let go of old disputes and embrace the now, or greet 4 more years of Republican control. Who are you supporting for governor and how will you help their campaign? I am torn between Dana Wachs and Kelda Roys (sorry if misspelled).

milestogo

(17,786 posts)

6. I really believe the election was corrupted in Wisconsin

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2018, 10:13 PM

May 2018

both by Republicans and their Russian buddies.

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