Recall results show a deeply divided electorate "This is a pretty positive preview of the November election. The independent vote seems to running to right this year. But before the GOP can start thinking about chilling the champagne, conservatives should carefully consider that the liberal base still turned out in very respectable numbers in support of Barrett."
Rick Moran: One downer on a good night: Wisconsin Dems possibly take senate
"Democrats appeared to have assumed control of the state Senate with results posted early Wednesday showing former Sen. John Lehman (D-Racine) defeating incumbent Van Wanggaard in a tight race."
It's All Over in Wisconsin "Unions took it on the chin. They will not – at least not now – turn back the reforms enacted by Walker that have already resulted in improvements in the Wisconsin economic picture. The principal reform? Government employee unions no longer have collective bargaining rights, with the exception of police and firefighters."
Rick Moran: One downer on a good night: Wisconsin Dems possibly take senate
"Democrats appeared to have assumed control of the state Senate with results posted early Wednesday showing former Sen. John Lehman (D-Racine) defeating incumbent Van Wanggaard in a tight race."
It's All Over in Wisconsin "Unions took it on the chin. They will not – at least not now – turn back the reforms enacted by Walker that have already resulted in improvements in the Wisconsin economic picture. The principal reform? Government employee unions no longer have collective bargaining rights, with the exception of police and firefighters."
"Here is the way it works when government employee unions can engage in collective bargaining."
- Step 1. Unions pour money, sometimes millions of dollars, into the campaigns of favored politicians.
- Step 2. Unions then negotiate with the very politicians they managed to get elected with their money for increased pay and benefits.
- Step3. Taxpayers foot the bill for the increased pay and benefits while the politicians pull down campaign donations from the unions that will help to keep them in office.
Bill Kristol: Obama’s Tepid Tweet
"Obama was so determined to avoid damage to his "brand" that he didn't show up in Wisconsin to rally the troops in what's likely a losing cause—but then, stung by the criticism that he was ducking the fight, he has a staffer tweet a message that he's "standing by" Tom Barrett? Really? "Standing by" is in fact an apt description of what Barack Obama's doing. One wonders whether other Democratic elected officials and parts of organized labor will similarly "stand by" Barack Obama in the fall, focusing instead on other races and fights important to them?" As nice as it sounds, I don't think so.
From Salon: Obama: Too little, too late? Obama's last minute tweet and an Election Day pro-Barrett video won't stop complaints about inaction in Wisconsin
"Urging people to “sign up for a shift” might have been a little more helpful a few days ago, don’t you think?"
An NRO Symposium: Making sense of the Wisconsin vote "While the election represents a major setback for public unions (whose perks and benefits are low-hanging fruit in a time of budget crises), it demonstrates a healthy civic impulse and clear-sightedness on the part of voters. The decision to retain Governor Walker demonstrates an ability on the part of voters to discern the difference between private unions (which can be a perfectly legitimate part of a free-market negotiating process) and public unions (which are a different sort of creature)."
...."The exit poll also shows Romney has real problems in Wisconsin. He loses to Obama by 11 points, and nearly a third of Walker’s voters say they are either voting for Obama or haven’t decided yet."
Steve Hayes (One of my favorites on the Fox Special Report All-Star Panel): Why Scott Walker Won the Battle of Wisconsin
"Scott Walker won for a simple reason: He did what he promised to do as a candidate and it worked."
[Public sector unions] "understood two things from the beginning: The reforms would work and they would thin the ranks of public sector unions. That is precisely what happened. Public sector employees, given a choice about union membership, are opting out."
From Salon: Obama: Too little, too late? Obama's last minute tweet and an Election Day pro-Barrett video won't stop complaints about inaction in Wisconsin
"Urging people to “sign up for a shift” might have been a little more helpful a few days ago, don’t you think?"
An NRO Symposium: Making sense of the Wisconsin vote "While the election represents a major setback for public unions (whose perks and benefits are low-hanging fruit in a time of budget crises), it demonstrates a healthy civic impulse and clear-sightedness on the part of voters. The decision to retain Governor Walker demonstrates an ability on the part of voters to discern the difference between private unions (which can be a perfectly legitimate part of a free-market negotiating process) and public unions (which are a different sort of creature)."
...."The exit poll also shows Romney has real problems in Wisconsin. He loses to Obama by 11 points, and nearly a third of Walker’s voters say they are either voting for Obama or haven’t decided yet."
Steve Hayes (One of my favorites on the Fox Special Report All-Star Panel): Why Scott Walker Won the Battle of Wisconsin
"Scott Walker won for a simple reason: He did what he promised to do as a candidate and it worked."
[Public sector unions] "understood two things from the beginning: The reforms would work and they would thin the ranks of public sector unions. That is precisely what happened. Public sector employees, given a choice about union membership, are opting out."
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