MADISON (AP) - Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and former Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold are preparing to meet for the first of two televised debates in their tightening race. They've been here before, six years ago, when Feingold was the more experienced, polished politician and Johnson an underdog newcomer. This year, Johnson enters today's debate in Green Bay - just 25 days before the election - as the incumbent but still the apparent underdog.
Johnson, Feingold prepare for 1st debate