Posted on 11/07/2018 1:14:59 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
MADISON — Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday, Nov. 7 released a statement conceding the governor’s race to Democratic challenger Tony Evers.
Walker said he called Evers on Wednesday to concede defeat. The two-term Republican incumbent had held off conceding because the race was so close, but his campaign decided Wednesday there were not enough votes in play to change the outcome.
Based on unofficial results, Evers won by about 31,000 votes.
Walker says in a statement that he offered the full support of his staff and Cabinet to Evers as he begins the transition.
Walker had expressed concern about 2,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee that had been reconstructed due to errors or damage. But Walker’s campaign says in a statement that it determined there weren’t enough votes in question to change the outcome of the race.
“First, I want to thank God. Win or lose, God’s abundant grace is more than enough for any of us.
Next, I want to thank my family. My wife Tonette is amazing. She has been my rock and the core of our family. She has been a tremendous leader on addressing the issue of trauma. I love her so very much and am grateful that we will spend the rest of our lives together.
Our son Matt is amazing. He lives and works in Milwaukee and started a digital marketing firm with a few other guys this year called Platform Digital. We are so proud of him.
Our other son Alex is equally amazing. He worked for Leah Vukmir’s campaign as the political director and did an amazing job. We are so proud of him.
My mother has been unbelievable throughout my life – and again during this campaign. I am so grateful for her love and her example of how to love others.
It was great to travel with my brother, David, on Election Day. I am so glad that he, my sister-in-law, Maria, and my nieces Isabella and Eva live close by. I love them dearly.
Thanks to all our other family and close friends who’ve been with us every step of the way.
It was odd not having my Dad physically with me on Election Day. I know, however, that he is with our Heavenly Father and that brings me comfort for the future.
Thank you to all of our amazing supporters who worked so hard and gave so much of their time, talent and treasure to our efforts. I am so deeply grateful for their help! Thank you to our campaign team and the team at the Party through the leadership of Joe and Keith, Brad and Mark. Thanks to R.J., Deb and Bill and the rest of the team.
Thanks to Eric and Ellen and all of our official staff and cabinet and the rest of the team in the administration. I am so thankful for their devotion to public service.
Thanks to Tony Evers for his gracious comments on our call today. I offered the full support of my staff and our cabinet as he begins the transition process.
Finally, thank you to the voters of the great State of Wisconsin. It has been my honor to serve as your Governor for nearly eight years. We’ve come a long way together and it is my sincere hope that the progress we’ve made during our time in office will continue and that we can keep Wisconsin working for generations to come.
Thank you and may God bless the people of Wisconsin.”
And Churchill went out of his way to accommodate the other political parties in his War Cabinet.
“I really liked what you did for me, saving my civilization and all, but now I want my FREE SH*T!”
Thanks, Madistahn and Milwaukee stupid libtard heads.
May God bless the great state of Wisconsin.
I KNOW the house and the senate will REJECT everything this needle-nosed former public school teacher/administrator/pornography-approving dummyhead says and does.
I AM REALLY, REALLY ANGRY at STUPID people!!!
Never forget, England turned on Churchill after the War.
Mine too. I’m sad about his loss.
Thank the unions, Dane County, Milwaukee and school buses from Chicago.
Yes, he's always been a Class Act. I'm really sorry to see him go.
Ditto.
This one especially hurts :-(
Hmmm...maybe he can run for Senator, one day.
How the hell did Wisconsin go from electing Trump to turning communist in 2 short years? Maybe because FIBs are moving up there in droves to escape the same shit they created in illannoy? Sort of like California polluting every state they touch.
The same way deep red Texas just turned a shade of purple.
The same way a communist almost won the governorship in Florida.
The same way Nevada just went blue.
The same way Arizona may or may not have a newly elected communist senator - TBD.
This nation is on the brink.
“This nation is on the brink.”
Yes, it is.
Exactly right. The democratsc won this fair and square.
Compared to 2014,just 34,000 more Republicans voted for Walker yesterday, while the Democrats turned it 200,000 more voters for Evers than voted for Mary Burke in 2014.
That very well could be a part of it. I still blame voter fraud and the effing LUNATICS that live in ‘Madistan’ and ‘Milwaukeestan.’
Thank you! I agree, 100%!
“They might well come to regret it—we’ll see.”
Trust me. Living here (on the outskirts of Madistan - I moved across the County Line to get AWAY from these morons!) they WILL see the downturn in our state but they will NEVER admit to their mistake.
Evers is SO unqualified for this job. He’s going to be a joke, an unmitigated disaster...which will usher in a strong Conservative a short four years down the road.
They’ll blame it on Global Warming, or will double down on Socialism because...if we try it just ONE MORE TIME, it WILL work. Fer Sure!
Between now and then? The trains will run on time.
*SPIT*
Waukesha county sent its votes in before crooked Milwaukee County. That allowed the commies in Milwaukee to manufacture enough votes to win.
If we expect to win elections from these crooked, lying leftists, Walker needs to refuse to recognize and nullify all votes from Milwaukee as fraudulent. This fraudulent voting has been going on since Clement John Zablocki in 1968. Send in the state national guard and unorganized militia to seize all ballot boxes.
Then count every vote and verify that it’s connected with a living person. I guarantee that half of Milwaukee’s vote is dead or missing people.
Why did he run for a third term? Most states limit their Gov to two terms. No wonder he lost.
“Why did he run for a third term? Most states limit their Gov to two terms. No wonder he lost.”
So running for a third term means you lose. That makes no sense. Whataya drinking tonight?
Did you know that legislators run for third, fourth and fifth terms and win?
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