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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP and Buddies Spend Tens of Millions. Result: Wisconsin Senate Now In Democratic Control.
Scott Walker no longer has a lockstep legislature to do his bidding
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And since the margin of victory is greater than 0.5%, the Republicans dont get a free recount. So even though Wanggard hasnt officially conceded yet, the writings on the wall: John Lehnman gets his old seat back.
Now, because the Republicans did some heavy gerrymandering for the upcoming elections (the gerrymandered boundaries didnt count for the recalls), Lehman likely wont keep it come 2014, and there are a few seats that the Republicans may or may not take in November, but from here on out, the Democrats wont have to fight recall resentment in the populace in order to defend those seats. (And of course with the whiff of actual indictments in the air indictments that may have been held back due to the prosecutors wanting to avoid being accused of influencing the recall election Walker may turn into a boat anchor on the rest of the Wisconsin GOP come this November.)
In essence, we got the national Republicans to spend at least $40 million (and more like $100 million if we could count everything that all the billionaires secretly donated), $40 million that now cant be spent on Mittens or GOP congressional/ Senate candidates, for an effort that cost the Dems a lot less and which got Wisconsin a new Democratic-controlled Senate.
http://my.firedoglake.com/phoenix/2012/06/06/gop-and-buddies-spend-tens-of-millions-result-wisconsin-senate-now-in-democratic-control/
LOL GOP spent millions all told, and all they got was a Governor in name only. A powerless figurehead who can't do their bidding. Less money to spend on General Election and GOP congressional/Senate candidates. For what? I say we make them spend more You know what they say about Karma...
GreenPartyVoter
(72,378 posts)SunsetDreams
(8,571 posts)I know it sure helped me to look at it that way
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)uponit7771
(90,347 posts)...months and 7.5 times the money to campaign against a non name dem
Now this, ....
The GOP is cheering while the football teams comes off the field beat up to be damned
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)For Scott Walker, this recall win was his Battle of Asculum.
Initech
(100,080 posts)I say let 'em blow it - the votes don't lie like they do and when you have nothing left to buy but your government it's time to start taxing the shit out of these fuckers.
tomkoop
(55 posts)I sure hope the democrats stand up and fight these pigs. Do not be Harry Reid (Mouse Man) in a battle for the people he supposedly represents.
pansypoo53219
(20,978 posts)i call it a political tax. but the govt doesn't get any of it.
ieoeja
(9,748 posts)FreeJoe
(1,039 posts)is that the senate won't meet again until after the November election. So we got control of a senate that won't do anything. Excuse me if my enthusiasm isn't as high as it could be.