there were few as liberal has fighting bob lafoliet. he won 73% of the vote in the wisconsin primary. they chose him three times in republican presidential primaries. although he never did come anywhere near winning the republican presidential nomination. wisconsin voters sent him to the u.s. senate for 20 years. they also sent his son to the senate for another 20 years. he wasn't just a beloved figure inside wisconsin. in his final presidential run in the year 1924, that year he ran as the candidate of the progressive party, a third party nationally. that year he won 17% of the national vote. that's one of best showings ever recorded by a third party in the national presidential election. bob was the original progressive. he was a fighter for the new deal. he have fighting for new deal policies decades before there was a new deal. social security and end to child labor. he imposed american imperialism. if you're a fan of those principle, the ones he fought for, you have the voters of the state of wisconsin to thank for that. they are t

there were few as liberal has fighting bob lafoliet.e won 73% of the vote in the wisconsin primary. they chose him three times in republican presidential primaries. although he never did come anywhere near winning the republican presidential nomination. wisconsin voters sent him to the u.s. senate for 20 years. they also sent his son to the senate for another 20 years. he wasn't just a beloved figure inside wisconsin. in his final presidential run in the year 1924, that year he ran as the candidate of the progressive party, a third party nationally. that year he won 17% of the national vote. that's one of best showings ever recorded by a third party in the national presidential election. bob was the original progressive. he was a fighter for the new deal. he have fighting for new deal policies decades before there was a new deal.

there were few as liberal has fighting bob lafoliet.e won 73% of the vote in the wisconsin primary. they chose him three times in republican presidential primaries. although he never did come anywhere near winning the republican presidential nomination. wisconsin voters sent him to the u.s. senate for 20 years.

it's wisconsin democrats who ended up embracing the fighting bob lafoliet tradition. it's wisconsin democrat who is have given us russ finegold. these are fierce champions of liberalism on the national stage. these are wisconsin democrats, but it's also wisconsin that's a state with some of the most rock ribbed conservatives this america. these are the conservatives. all those years ago. these are the conservatives who have claimed primacy. this is the wisconsin republican party that has lately produced two of the top national conservative and top national republican leaders. paul ryan, the speaker of the house and governor scott walker. the survivor of a recall and also failed presidential candidate this year. wisconsin is state that gave us the greatest progressive legislature and gave the seat to the most infamous conservative demagogue. a few years ago elected to that seat the first openly gay senator in u.s. history. also it's a state that voted three times for the current governor in wisconsin. that's where madison is. that's the heart of liberalism. sanders dre