Post by Logan on Apr 7, 2016 23:30:13 GMT -6
After ceding the stage for a couple of weeks to the presidential contenders, Democratic challenger Russ Feingold and Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson are again front and center in Wisconsin's nonstop political battles.
On Thursday, Feingold's campaign announced that it raised $3.35 million in the first three months of the year. Feingold has raised more than $10.5 million since launching his race against Johnson last year. Johnson unseated Feingold, a former senator, in 2010.
Also Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin called on Johnson and other Senate Republicans to move forward with President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans have vowed to block Obama from naming the successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
"This unprecedented partisan obstruction should not threaten equal justice and the rule of law in America," the Wisconsin Democrat said during a teleconference call set up by the White House.
Read more: www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/ron-johnson-russ-feingold-race-back-in-the-spotlight-b99702255z1-374913011.html
On Thursday, Feingold's campaign announced that it raised $3.35 million in the first three months of the year. Feingold has raised more than $10.5 million since launching his race against Johnson last year. Johnson unseated Feingold, a former senator, in 2010.
Also Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin called on Johnson and other Senate Republicans to move forward with President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans have vowed to block Obama from naming the successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
"This unprecedented partisan obstruction should not threaten equal justice and the rule of law in America," the Wisconsin Democrat said during a teleconference call set up by the White House.
Read more: www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/ron-johnson-russ-feingold-race-back-in-the-spotlight-b99702255z1-374913011.html