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Eric Garcia

Feingold gets Hollywood assist

With the Wisconsin Senate race entering the home stretch, former Sen. Russ Feingold is getting starpower from Hollywood, while Sen. Ron Johnson is getting help from Gov. Scott Walker.

The Feingold campaign sent a fundraising email under actress Sarah Silverman's name, in which she calls the Democrat "one of the very few totally righteous politicians who has always voted on the right side of history."

Actor and director Robert Redford made a similar appeal for Feingold earlier.

Silverman was a vocal supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary. She also spoke at the Democratic National Convention with comedian turned-Sen. Al Franken, where she told "Bernie or bust" holdouts, "You're being ridiculous."

Meanwhile, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to campaign with Johnson on Sunday in Eau Claire, Green Bay and Waukesha.

Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report/Roll Call rates the race Leans Democrat.

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