Gov. Walker got his wake-up call yesterday. 19 countries that supported him and Wisconsin GOP Party voted strongly Democrat, sending a powerful message to their party and possibly the nation.
Nearly 1.5 million people turned out to vote, representing 33.5 percent of voting-age adults -- 68 percent higher than the 20 percent turnout officials had expected. JoAnne Kloppenburg has already declared victory, with the vote tallies showing her beating incumbent David Prosser by just a couple hundred votes. The race is expected to head to a recount.See Scott, your foolishness did pay off... For the opposing side.
Significantly, 19 counties that went for Walker in the 2010 elections this time flipped and went for Kloppenburg, including LaCrosse (59 percent), Sauk (56 percent) and Dunn (56 percent).
There were no party affiliations on the ballot, but Kloppenburg was heavily backed by Democrats and Prosser by Republicans, making it a fierce proxy battle for the two parties.
On a conference call with reporters Wednesday afternoon, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate was jubilant over the results, saying they represent a "watershed moment for Wisconsin and a Waterloo for Scott Walker."
"It should give Republicans, who are -- for the moment -- in the majority, pause about how they proceed in enacting Walker's terrible budget," he added.
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3 comments:
Great news!
This was terrific news V.
With all the political horror that is going on in Congress after this past election, I truly hope this is the tip of the iceberg and wakes up the complacent Dem voters to make this country right come 2012. The whining stops now!
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