Reply #78: He seems like the real thing.

[Radical Activist]

You get a lot of Democrats who suddenly become progressive when the Democratic primary comes around. Feingold doesn't have to act. He has the record to back it up.

A midwestern progressive/populist may be exactly what we need rather than another corporate Democrat, or a Democrat who doesn't understand the power and importance of populist themes in the South and Midwest. From what I've read of him, he seems to have a very good idea of what messages will win Democrats new votes in middle America. I can't say the same for many party leaders from either coast.