Feingold holds campus voting rally

[WI_DEM]

U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., walked with dozens of students and community members up State Street Wednesday as they prepared to cast their votes early after holding a rally in Library Mall.

"People are busy, students are studying, older people sometimes are not able to get out on election day," Feingold said. "What early voting does is give us an opportunity to have the maximum possible democracy."

Feingold recalled his time as a student at UW-Madison when one could not vote early "without an ironclad excuse."

Democratic 77th assembly district candidate Dane County Supervisor Brett Hulsey and his Green Party opponent Ben Manski also appeared at the rally.

"Voting early is important and very convenient for students and others to do it at home, and it's a great chance to get the bird in the hand," Hulsey said.

Manski agreed with Hulsey on the benefits of early voting, saying "It's very important that students ensure their vote is counted."

Many students were excited to take the chance to vote early and come out to support Feingold's re-election campaign.

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