I was EXACTLY on with both my numbers and my analysis. Both Walker and Johnson won by IDENTICAL 52-47% margins. Both benefitted from huge turnouts in Republican areas and by underperformance of the Dems in their strongholds.
We have dismantled the Democrat machine in this state. We took two House seats (and almost a third), the Senate seat of Feingold, the governor's mansion, and both the State Senate and House. The democrat majority leaders in both the state senate and house were defeated in the re-election bids as well. NO state had a bigger change from blue to red than Wisconsin, which is why you will only read about it at places like FR and conservative web sites. The MSM will ignore us cheeseheads, but our 43 yr old newly elected Gov is a rising star, Paul Ryan will be heading the budget committee in the House, and Ron Johnson will bring his common sense conservatism to the US Senate. A day to celebrate here in the land of cheese, beer, and brats!!
The air is a bit fresher here today isn’t it? :)
Now we need that train boondoggle stopped and Walker getting economic development teams making calls to businesses in NY, IL, and CA and getting this State working its ass off again!
As long as the R’s stay true to conservative values this State could regain its once great economic reputation!
All we need now is a running back.
Although in Pa, the Pubs had the state senate half of the legislature.
With all due respect to your prediction, things were coming into pretty clear focus by 10/26.
On the other hand, my FRiend, I too made a prediction about the same time.
I predicted Herb Kohl will announce his retirement in 6 to 8 months... and that Rusty Feingold (or perhaps, Ambassador Feingold by then) will announce his intent to run for the seat Kohl is vacating.
I trust that most of Madison is weeping right now.
Ping. I bet you sleep until noon today. :)
Congratulations on the return to sanity. I’m a Sheboygan native and Wisconsin has been lost for a long time. If I were the king, I would worry about Wisconsin and Michigan next election.
Congrats Wisconsin!!! Celebrating here in MN too with the state legislature, booting of Oberstar and win for Bachmann.
FReeper Jean S worked her butt off for Walker. She’s probably on cloud nine this morning, sleeping, but still, on cloud nine.
Way to go WI!
For the first time in a LOONG time, I am proud to say I am from Wisconsin—way to give the liberals a big dose of WHOOP A$$!!!
And let’s not give up—the other side never does!!!
Before last night, Michigan had a liberal dem governor, both dem senators, and the dems controlled the state house.
This morning we have a GOP governor (in waiting) and the house flipped as well. Neither of our sorry, rotten senators were up for election this year.
Good job Wisconsin. The cheese will go down much smoother now!
I’m ready to sign up as an honorary member of the far west (Utah) Cheeseheads Association!
Good job, Wisconsin :)
Congrats to our neighbors from the north and sorry about all those cheesehead remarks ;-)
The line to sign the petition for IL to secede and join Wisconsin forms behind me.
I predict legal firearm carry in Wisconsin both open and concealed.
Save room for this soon-to-be former Californian up in Wisconsin.
I need to know if Hales Corners is a good place to move to.
Please FReepmail me with info
You should meet the hardcore conservatives at State Party HQ - where I work. New and young, mean and ornery. Doers not debaters.
This explains Obama’s visit(s) to WI. IIRC, didn’t he visit more than once?
And I thought Ohio had a good night.(Governor Kasich, Senator Portman (a seat Voinovich held is like a pickup) and a pickup of +5 in the House). Well done Wisconsin!
Congratulations to Wisconsin! I pray that the gains in all of the states will be good, effective ones, not just political window-dressing.