a form of wishful thinking. I don't think there is a way around that. But it shouldn't be suggested to be merely fantastical. Sanders has well over 40% support which is turned on to reform and transformation of Congress.
I can't speak with much knowledge to districts outside of WI. But WI is actually a good place for the Sanders movement to work. The 7th District is particularly of interest. It's populated by the discontented, both in the republican party and the democratic party. So it's ready for a candidate for change. The district was for a long time democratic and it's northwestern reaches include a strong presence of pro-labor democrats and also has a history of socialist leanings.
The 3rd District encompasses the southwestern part of the state and Wisconsin's Mississippi counties. The sw part of the state is well populated with dems and that seat is held by a Third-Way dem. The SW part of the state has a long history of anti-corporate activity and farming communities strongly supported the Grange. IMO Rep Kind doesn't do a great job of representing that interest and he's the sort of Dem who could be challenged by someone less corporate and more progressive.
Russ Feingold looks comfortably strong to win back the senate seat he lost in the midterm 2010.
I don't think it's any easy thing to do reform, nor to wrestle established candidates out of their seats. But I think it can be done here. WI strongly supports Sanders ideas, and it's likely that there are sympathetic supporters outside the districts I mentioned that would contribute resources to help change the WI Congressional delegation in a progressive direction.
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