What they're saying about Russ Feingold

"Feingold dedicates himself to reforming government"
-Congressional Quarterly

"One of the Senate's leading mavericks"
-The New York Times

"This is really democracy"
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Russ' Listening Sessions

"He always does what his conscience dictates"
-Senator John McCain, R-Arizona

"Russ Feingold is one of the best friends veterans have ever had. He's not only voted right, but he's also taken a leadership role on health care for vets and in trying to make sure they get all the services they're entitled to."
-Marv Freedman, longtime veterans' activist

"Enlightened Wisconsin business leaders have begun to hail Feingold as a visionary. Save American Manufacturing Now (SAMNow), a new coalition of small Wisconsin-based manufacturers, gave Feingold its first endorsement. 'Most of us have been Republicans all our lives,' said SAMNow chairwoman Cathy Schuldt, owner of Butler Wire & Metal Products in Menomonee Falls, after the endorsement was made. 'But if we don't do something about [trade], we won't have any jobs left.'"
-The Capital Times

"(In Wisconsin), party doesn't matter as much as populism. Wisconsin voters have lined up for (Tommy) Thompson, a Republican, and Sen. Russ Feingold, a progressive Democrat. Each, in his own way, is a man of the people. Every summer, Thompson would climb aboard his Harley and roar into the factory towns and dairy-farm communities of his state. Feingold makes sure to have an annual hearing in every one of the state's 72 counties, even Forest County, which has 12 times as many cows as people."
-Washington Post

"Feingold['s] record on labor, environmental and international affairs is arguably the best in the Senate"
-The Capital Times

"He's absolutely extraordinary...an absolute profile in courage"
-Ralph Neas, People for the American Way

"He understands which issues are important to (Wisconsin) because he takes the time to ask"
-Wausau Daily Herald

"He's clearly a person who makes up his own mind"
-David Broder, The Washington Post

"[He's] never reluctant to swim upstream politically"
-Roll Call

"The Senator from Middleton prides himself on visiting all 72 of Wisconsin's counties every year. That claim alone means little, as one can spend five minutes in a county and then check it off the list. But Feingold's effort is no empty gesture. He listens as he travels the State and is probably a better Senator for it." -Ripon Commonwealth

"Like the legendary progressive senator [Robert LaFollette], who died 70 years ago, Feingold has stood without apology or dismay against powerful agents of influence and empire to say: The people of Wisconsin and America come first."
-The Capital Times

"'House dithers, Sen. Russ Feingold works.' In one week in congress, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin introduced 12 bills to reduce the federal deficit and reform agriculture and government. Feingold has been squeaky clean during his populist political career."
-Wausau Daily Herald