The Dupe Continues...

Contact:Mike B. Wittenwyler	
608-258-2000, or 608-345-9488			
For Immediate Release:		                   
Wednesday, October 28, 1998

Congressman Neumann Continues to Mislead Wisconsin Voters

Middleton – Mike Wittenwyler, campaign manager for U.S. Senator Russ
Feingold, pointed out today that a new television ad being aired by
Congressman Neumann regarding the money being spent in the U.S. Senate race,
is misleading Wisconsin voters.

"The Congressman is lumping together soft and hard money which is spent on
ads and neglects to tell the difference between the two – in an obvious
attempt to confuse voters and cloud Senator Feingold’s excellent record on
campaign finance," said Wittenwyler.  "It should be made clear that:

*"The hard money being used in Senator Feingold’s ads is an example of
coordinated party spending that is fully consistent with both the current
federal election law and the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill.
This money is completely different from the soft money phony issue ads which
the Republican Party have been airing on behalf of Congressman Neumann."

· "Neumann is also benefiting from the coordinated spending using hard money
– that is money raised under the limits of the federal election laws - which
is limited by FEC regulations to $497,000.  In addition to this and the soft
money, Neumann is also receiving help from outside groups such as the
National Pro-Life Alliance, the Citizens Flag Alliance, and the National
Rifle Association, which are likely to far outspend any independent groups
that support Senator Feingold."

"What Senator Feingold has worked very hard and effectively for months to
do, is keep the out-of-state, unregulated, soft money issues ads out of
Wisconsin.  He has also fought for, and succeeded in, stopping the DSCC from
running their independent expenditure ads," stated Wittenwyler.  "The
difference between the two candidates is that while Feingold is continuing
to take the high road and fighting to keep this soft money out, Neumann is
benefiting from upwards of $2 million in soft money phony issue ads run by
the Wisconsin Republican Party.  Senator Feingold has also asked independent
groups like the AFL-CIO and League of Conservation Voters to stop their
television ads."

The key to distinguishing between these ads, which often look very much
alike, are: 1) who is paying for the ads: 2) where the money is coming from
for the ads: and 3) whether the ads use the "magic words" of express
advocacy such as "vote for" or "vote against."

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