Describe someone who voted for Russ Feingold and Bush

[darklordoftech]

A Twitter account claims that such voters were common.

[SingingAnalyst]

A Twitter account claims that such voters were common.

Perhaps someone familiar with Wisconsin 2004 demographics can help? Feingold won 55-44, while Kerry won WI 50-49. Thus, at a minimum, 5% of voters were Bush-Feingold voters. (As we all know, it was probably more: if x% were Kerry-Michels voters (where x is small--around 1 or 2), then (5+x)% were Bush-Feingold voters.

Besides personality, style, desire to balance their vote, etc.-- someone may have voted Bush-Feingold because they were satisfied with their leaders, especially post-9/11, and voted to re-elect both incumbents. In addition--though this may be grasping at straws--Feingold was the one Democrat who voted Yes on a GOP-led effort to hear evidence to impeach Bill Clinton in 1999, and a few Bush supporters may have seen Feingold as a team player for that reason.

[brucejoel99]

A moderate or independent-leaning Republican voter who liked Feingold despite voting for Bush &/or somebody who just wanted a Democrat as their Senator as a check on Bush.

[Motorcity]

Once upon a time, people voted for elected officials from different parties and even different ideologies.

Maybe the people of Wisconsin thought Feingold was doing a good job? Before 2010, getting pork spending to your district/state was what you needed to get re-elected regardless of the presidential vote.

Look at 80s senate elections. Democrats would win states like North Dakota and Texas while Reagan was winning these states in landslides

[SInNYC]

1. A conservative but someone who is for good government.

2. A pro-incumbent type, some of which have never heard of the challenger.

Demographics isnt everything.

[If my soul was made of stone]

An otherwise party-line Republican who disliked the PATRIOT Act?