Fake Democrats lose in Wisconsin primary recalls

[xrayzebra]

I'm sure Wesley Crusher and Ed Schultz have a long face today.

No they are falling back on plan "B" calling Brother Holder and wanting him
to do his magic and investigate and sue until they get their way.

Damn bad Republicans won. There has just gota be an injustice in their
somewhere.

[DarrinS]

How could this happen after Sharpton fired up the base?



Uh, what?

[Wild Cobra]

How could this happen after Sharpton fired up the base?



Uh, what?

Did he have a silent stroke?

[SnakeBoy]

I never said it was nothing. I never even inferred as much. Obviously winning the recall is extremely important. However, the fact that you're IN a recall election shows how badly you're doing.

That's great spin. It's a big win for the GOP just admit it.

Take a look at Professors post for proof of just how well the GOP is doing. Just how damaging the midterm elections were to Democrats cannot be overstated.

[MannyIsGod]

The redistricting had absolutely nothing to do with this election. That was sealed in the last election because it was a census year. Thats OLD news. The GOP had a wave in the last round of elections but if you're using that as an indicator that they're doing well NOW I think you're ignoring a lot more pertinent information.

If you and others want to believe that the GOP losing two seats in the WI senate in a midcycle recall election then you're more than welcome to but realize that you're celebrating the loss of two seats in a recall election. Seems rather odd to me.

[Big P]

How could this happen after Sharpton fired up the base?



Uh, what?

[Crookshanks]

Manny - one of the seats lost was in a pretty strong democrat district and the republican barely won the 1st time around. The other seat lost was because the guy had an infidelity issue. That was in a strong republican district and the republicans will probably win the seat back in the next election. There's no way you can spin this as a win for the democrats. Add all the races together, and 53% of the vote went for republicans - I'd say they're in pretty good shape.

[SnakeBoy]

The redistricting had absolutely nothing to do with this election.

I wasn't implying that it did. What I meant was if you take this GOP victory and couple it with them being in charge of redistricting they are doing very well, not badly as you want to believe.

[boutons_deux]

Wisconsin Democrats vow to recall Gov. Scott Walker

After defeating two Republican state senators in recall elections on Tuesday, Wisconsin Democrats promised to launch a recall campaign against Republican Governor Scott Walker.

"We will not stand down — and next year, we will recall Scott Walker from office," Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate said in a speech sent to The Washington Post. "We will begin to repair the damage done to this state and we will begin anew with a Democratic Governor who will fight for our children, who will fight for our families, our teachers and our firefighters. We will fight for the people — not the powerful."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/1...e+Raw+Story%29

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So the evil Walker and his hitmen have plenty of time to do a lot more damage to WI.

[TheProfessor]

There's no way you can spin this as a win for the democrats.

Two ways, actually. First is that this may foment progressive forces against Scott Walker for his own recall election. He's already striking a far more conciliatory tone. Second is that it puts state Senator Dale Schultz in the spotlight, since he was the only Republican to vote against Walker's Budget Repair Bill. If Schultz decides to vote against other Republican legislation, that would give Democrats the advantage in the state Senate. This assumes that the two Democrats still up for recall manage to make it through.

I would agree on the whole that Republicans are not badly situated in Wisconsin, but this does change the political landscape going into 2012.