Run, Russ, Run

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Seems Russ is running hard to raise money for his campaign.
From JSOmnline.

"Election 2010
Feingold's re-election war chest open wide
3-term Democrat in top 2 for spending, top 5 for fund raising
By Diana Marrero of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Nov. 17, 2009

Washington - Three-term Sen. Russ Feingold, who won his last election by 11 percentage points, has already spent $6.6 million on his next re-election bid - the second-highest total spent by any senator on the 2010 ballot.

Feingold, one of 29 senators up for re-election next year, also ranks in the top five when it comes to fund raising, bringing in roughly $9 million for his next election, according to his latest filing with the Federal Election Commission.

Feingold, a Middleton Democrat who has nurtured a reputation during his 17 years in the Senate as an independent crusader for clean government, says he is not yet in "full-fledged campaign mode."

"I'm focused on the fact that we have some difficult challenges right now," he said in a phone interview. "I'm not living and breathing a campaign right now."

Even so, Feingold seems to be on track to surpass his previous fund-raising totals. A year before his most recent election, in 2004, Feingold had raised $4.8 million; he had spent about $3.2 million. He ended up spending $11.2 million in that election.

So why, with the 2010 election still a year away, is Feingold raising and spending money at such a prolific rate?" Feingold's re-election war chest open wide - JSOnline

Russ is running scared. He knows who ever runs against him, he will have no cake walk.