Baldwin (Screenshot/Baldwin campaign video)
Seven-term Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin on Tuesday morning entered the Wisconsin Senate race, signaling a new start for Democrats in this open-seat election."Some folks think America's best days are behind us. I'm not one of them," Baldwin said in an introductory web video touting her middle-class roots.
Baldwin noted she was the first woman elected to Congress in Wisconsin. If she were to win election to the Senate, she would be the state's first female elected to that body; in addition, she would become the first openly gay member of the Senate in its history.
You can watch the congresswoman's announcement video below:
Baldwin became the odds-on favorite to succeed Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl after former Sen. Russ Feingold announced last month he wouldn't be running in 2012. Feingold's rejection prompted Democrats to pivot immediately to Baldwin, who now becomes the top Democrat in the race.
Republicans, meanwhile, are eager to pick up this Democratic-held seat. Last week, former congressman Mark Neumann entered the race and pre-emptively took shots at Baldwin. "She's voted for virtually every proposal from [President] Obama that has led America to the brink of fiscal disaster," Neumann said in his campaign announcement. "If you liked Obama's stimulus, cap and trade, and ObamaCare, then back Tammy Baldwin. She voted for all three."
Neumann is likely to be joined by former Gov. Tommy Thompson in the race for the GOP nomination. Thompson has indicated plans to run--even welcoming Neumann to the race last week--but will find it hard to cull conservative support.
Last week, the fiscally conservative Club for Growth endorsed Neumann's campaign after launching a series of attacks on Thompson's fiscal record.
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