Russ Feingold in Milwaukee after first debate with Johnson

After the first senatorial debate between the Wisconsin candidates, Senator Russ Feingold, D-Wis., talked about his reaching out to more conservative voters, including Tea Partiers. Feingold said he thinks the health care legislation was a compromise between the various implementations voters wanted. He also said his campaign declined the request to not use footage from the debate in campaign commercials because candidate Ron Johnson "is trying to be a stealth senator," and he wants to be able to hold Johnson accountable for what he says.

Filmed Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, by Charlie Gorichanaz for The Badger Herald.

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[NYerintransit]

Tea party voters are not as liberal as you are senator. Thats why you didn't get your support.

[NYerintransit]

Feingold loves to lie about his record. Used inconsequential votes to portray himself as a maverick. Thank God come this morning he will no longer be a U.S. senator.

[jeanniewi]

Feingold is far better than 90% of the countries senators, however, I watched his voting record for a long time, and he voted for way too many things that are against our Constitution. So, although I like him, he's either not understanding that our country is going down (on purpose), or he isn't reading and understanding the bills. He went along with the majority MOST of the time.

[MuslimAgenda]

@LoveNow365 Straight Bullshit from him as usual.

Where have all the Wisconsin Jobs gone Russ?

[LoveNow365]

Feingold speaks clearly and honestly. Straight talk works.

[AngilasGuy]

@BlacksShdBSlaves

Ad Hominem. Very nice.

[gschmidbau]

Tea Party? Really? He does not understand what people who attend teaparty rallies are all about. He is the kind of senator they do not want in congress.