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Madison 360: Baldwin likely to forego safety for her dream of Senate seat

She really wants to do it.

That’s the precise phrase I’ve heard for weeks from elected officials, political professionals and supporters who know her.

While the words are consistent, they are accompanied by differing tones and expressions, ranging from enthusiastic to not so much. This second group displays a scrunched face or subtle head shake, a fond but unmistakable "what’s she thinking?" semi-rebuke.

But make no mistake, U.S. Rep. Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin, 49, is steaming toward a 2012 candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl.

In fact, it almost seems the only person who could alter her course is former senator Russ Feingold, who polling suggests would be the pre-emptive front-runner for the Democratic nomination should he run. But Feingold, only a half year removed from his unseating by Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, is said to be enjoying teaching law at Marquette University, working on a book and pursuing a personal life far removed from the political spotlight. Moreover, many see Feingold as the best Democratic candidate in a possible recall election against GOP Gov. Scott Walker. His admirers, it should be said, have expressed more enthusiasm for him in either job than has Feingold himself.

Baldwin’s thinking is much clearer. "I think I am likely to run," she says over coffee at Ground Zero on Williamson Street Saturday before heading off for a Sun Prairie parade and Rhythm and Booms fireworks. "I am gathering more data and I am going to be traveling around the state" helping Democrats — five of six of whom are women — challenge incumbent Republicans in recall elections in coming weeks. Baldwin’s name led a fund-raising appeal for the five from Emily’s List, a national political action organization devoted to electing progressive women.

The prospect of a Senate bid "is something I take very seriously," she says. "Should I run, I will have to give up my House seat. But I love this state, I love its people and I really want to see Wisconsin flourish again. It would be an amazing opportunity."

Those who scratch their heads over Baldwin’s Senate aspirations do so for two apparent reasons, the first being her stranglehold on the 2nd District congressional seat she has occupied since 1999. She has won overwhelmingly since her early elections and polled 62 percent even in the GOP tidal wave of 2010. She says it has been an honor to represent her district, but she is confident of successors. "There are very good people who would stand up to run for my seat," she says.

Southern Wis. newspapers get new leader

PORTAGE (AP) - There's a new leader heading several Capital Newspapers publications, including the Portage Daily Register, the Baraboo News Republic and Beaver Dam Daily Citizen.

Matt Meyers says his job as general manager is very similar to his predecessor, publisher George Althoff, who left the company last week. Meyers says no major changes in the operations of the newspapers are anticipated.

The papers also include the Wisconsin Dells Events, the Reedsburg Times-Press, the Sauk Prairie Eagle, the Juneau County Star-Times, four shoppers and some niche publications.

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