Russ Feingold or The 2008 Presidential Candidate Thread

I can say that Russ Feingold has my full and complete support. No one yet mentioned among the Republican candidates or among current State or National level positions would even come close. I intend, as a Repeblican, to do all I can to get Russ to run for President, to work to see that as many other Republicans get out and support Russ, and given the opportunity, to vote for Russ Feingold for our next President.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Just gotta set the record straight. Registered Republican. The first campaign I was involved in was as campaign manager for Dwight Eisenhower in a mock election during his second run. Worked for Nixon against Kennedy, supported Rocky first but then AuH₂O, Nixon again (and also was the senior advisor for a TAR group; got a personal letter from Tricky Dick for our work in the South, specifically North Carolina at the time), supported Reagan's first run even though I'd seen how he destroyed public education in California.But Reagan was a disaster for both the Nation and the Republican party. That has continued as Bush Senior turned the nation into simply a corporate slush fund to be siphoned when desirable. I supported Steve Forbes and then John McCain in 2000 but voted for Bush over Al Gore (big mistake).In 2004 I voted for Kerry as I could not morally support Bush.I'm still registered as a Republican and if they can field a candidate of equal stature to Russ Feingold, I would likely vote for him, or her. But none of the candidates mentioned so far come even close.I would love to see the Republican Party rise from the ashes once again. It should be possible to recruit candidates of moral character, that respect civil liberties, that believe that government should only exist where it fulfills a need and that are capable of rational thought.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Not to worry. Russ is not a Republican unfortunately. I wish the Republicans had a comparable candidate. The closest thing to a comparable candidate in the Republican sphere is John McCain. Robert Ehrlich, the Governor of Maryland might be another, but it's unlikely he would be considered simply because Maryland is a small state even though it has the same number of votes in the Electoral College as Wisconsin.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion