Russ Feingold still won't commit to Obama but he indicated that he might be inclined to support Obama maybe.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama picked up the support of Rep. Steve Kagen and the likely backing of Sen. Russ Feingold on Thursday, following the presidential candidate's victory in Wisconsin earlier this week.
Kagen, a freshman Democrat from northeast Wisconsin, followed through on his promise to back the candidate who won the most votes in his congressional district. Feingold, meanwhile, said he was "inclined" to support Obama because of the state primary results but withheld a final endorsement.
Obama carried Wisconsin over Hillary Rodham Clinton by 17 percentage points.
"As a strong believer in representative government, it is my responsibility to support the winner of Wisconsin's 8th district, and that candidate is Sen. Barack Obama," Kagen said in a written statement.
Obama has inspired a new generation of voters and "earned my strongest support," he said.
While Feingold declined to say definitively that he would support Obama, he seemed to be moving in that direction.
"It obviously was a very impressive win for Sen. Obama to win all of the congressional districts, and 62 out of 72 counties," Feingold said in a telephone interview. "It's quite a victory, and very helpful to him and his drive to the nomination."
..."As I've said, who won the state and how significantly they won it is a very important factor, and it does cause me to be inclined to support him," Feingold said of Obama.
The senator said he'll also consider "my general opinions about whether somebody is the right person to run for president, whether the person can win. But the largest thought on my mind is what the people of the state indicated."
If the "largest thought" on Feingold's mind is "what the people of the state indicated," then he should declare his support for Obama right now.
Maybe Feingold is having trouble deciding because his heart belongs to John McCain.
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