Wisconsin Senate Recall-a-palooza: 2012 Edition

[ZuWo]

As far as I know, the Democrats' goal was to recall at least three Republican State Senators in order to gain a majority in the State Senate. They have not reached this goal. Thus, it takes a lot of spinning to portray these recall elections as a victory for the Democrats. That's not to say the Republicans have "won", of course. Their majority has become smaller. But if I were a Democrat, I wouldn't be too enthusiastic, either.

[ZuWo]

As far as I know, the Democrats' goal was to recall at least three Republican State Senators in order to gain a majority in the State Senate. They have not reached this goal. Thus, it takes a lot of spinning to portray these recall elections as a victory for the Democrats. That's not to say the Republicans have "won", of course. Their majority has become smaller. But if I were a Democrat, I wouldn't be too enthusiastic, either.

Well, I'm not bragging, by any means.  I'm happy that the WI Dems are in better shape than they were the day before the election, but I don't consider this a "Democratic night".  If you happen to be a Republican who saw it as a "Republican night", however, then I see you as a bratty child in deep denial.

I'm a conservative but I'm not an American so I'm neither a Republican nor a Democrat. Thus, I try to look at the elections as unbiased as possible. Frankly, I expected the Democrats to win more than just two seats, so I would say the results are disappointing for them. Yet, I don't see a reason for the Republicans to rejoice, either. It will be more difficult for them to push through their agenda from now on.