Wisconsin Megathread

[Holmes]

I bet some random state senator runs and it's much close than expected. Maybe they even win, causing some higher profile Dems to regret their decisions not to run.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Feingold should really give it one more go.

[Holmes]

Feingold should really give it one more go.

He can't seal the deal in the state, unfortunately. No.

[smoltchanov]

Feingold should really give it one more go.

He would lose. He had very incompetent opponent last year, and managed to lose. As much as i hate Walker - he knows how to campaign and is not an incompetent...

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Feingold should really give it one more go.

He would lose. He had very incompetent opponent last year, and managed to lose. As much as i hate Walker - he knows how to campaign and is not an incompetent...

Johnson ran a fine campaign for someone who no one thought was going to win until the fall.  He probably would have won had Trump not won the state.  Unfortunately, the head of the Democratic ticket opted to, eh hem, ignore the state after the convention.

[Holmes]

She wasn't running for senator from Wisconsin.

[smoltchanov]

Feingold should really give it one more go.

He would lose. He had very incompetent opponent last year, and managed to lose. As much as i hate Walker - he knows how to campaign and is not an incompetent...

Johnson ran a fine campaign for someone who no one thought was going to win until the fall.  He probably would have won had Trump not won the state.  Unfortunately, the head of the Democratic ticket opted to, eh hem, ignore the state after the convention.

Let's agree to disagree))))

[Dr. Arch]

But guys, there's KATHLEEN VINEHOUT!1!!1!

(On a serious note, she'd be better than the current nobodies, having held down a Trump-voting Senate district in an area of the state trending away from Democrats)

Yeah, she might be a good choice, but are there any indications that she's even considering?

[Xing]

Am I going to have to move to Wisconsin and take him on myself!? Don't think I won't!

[Kamala]

But guys, there's KATHLEEN VINEHOUT!1!!1!

(On a serious note, she'd be better than the current nobodies, having held down a Trump-voting Senate district in an area of the state trending away from Democrats)

Yeah, she might be a good choice, but are there any indications that she's even considering?

There's no indications she won't run, which is the best we've got right now.

[Deblano]

Feingold should really give it one more go.

He would lose. He had very incompetent opponent last year, and managed to lose. As much as i hate Walker - he knows how to campaign and is not an incompetent...

Walker is an incompetent who knows how to campaign against opponents that are EVEN MORE incompetent.

[MasterJedi]

Walker has changed his mind and is now open to possibly increasing the vehicle registration tax. It's needed and it would totally piss off the WOW counties who think $75 a year is exorbitant since they've never left the state.

[GlobeSoc]

Walker has changed his mind and is now open to possibly increasing the vehicle registration tax. It's needed and it would totally piss off the WOW counties who think $75 a year is exorbitant since they've never left the state.

I'm actually starting to think that the best route for Democrats in WI-GOV will be to hope that Walker gets a strong primary from the right and that Trump is unpopular, causing a lot of straight-ticket dems to turnout on election night and republicans to stay home.

[Young Conservative]

Walker has changed his mind and is now open to possibly increasing the vehicle registration tax. It's needed and it would totally piss off the WOW counties who think $75 a year is exorbitant since they've never left the state.

I'm actually starting to think that the best route for Democrats in WI-GOV will be to hope that Walker gets a strong primary from the right and that Trump is unpopular, causing a lot of straight-ticket dems to turnout on election night and republicans to stay home.

There's no chance a challenger to the right of Walker gets enough funding to be strong. He's not liberal enough for the Club for Growth to get involved and the Kochs already support him heavily. 

[MasterJedi]

Walker has changed his mind and is now open to possibly increasing the vehicle registration tax. It's needed and it would totally piss off the WOW counties who think $75 a year is exorbitant since they've never left the state.

I'm actually starting to think that the best route for Democrats in WI-GOV will be to hope that Walker gets a strong primary from the right and that Trump is unpopular, causing a lot of straight-ticket dems to turnout on election night and republicans to stay home.

There's no chance a challenger to the right of Walker gets enough funding to be strong. He's not liberal enough for the Club for Growth to get involved and the Kochs already support him heavily. 

Vos really controls the state/party now anyways, Walker is just kind of there and then the assembly/Senate just say they won't do what he wants and he then caves.

[InheritTheWind]

I had a dream last night that Robert LaFollette came back from the dead and successfully primaried Walker. At this point I think it's the best chance the Dems have of winning this seat.

[Dr. Arch]

I had a dream last night that Robert LaFollette came back from the dead and successfully primaried Walker. At this point I think it's the best chance the Dems have of winning this seat.

Dream come true

[MasterJedi]

There's a Democratic challenger to Gableman that announced earlier this week. Don't have time to go find the article right now but he won't be unchallenged.

[Gass3268]

There's a Democratic challenger to Gableman that announced earlier this week. Don't have time to go find the article right now but he won't be unchallenged.

I saw that too, its a shame he didn't try to run this year.

[Dr. Arch]

I've seen some "Vinehout for Governor" yard signs up. She hasn't declared, right?

[GlobeSoc]

I had a dream last night that Robert LaFollette came back from the dead and successfully primaried Walker. At this point I think it's the best chance the Dems have of winning this seat.

How do you have a dream about that? What does it even look like?

[Gass3268]

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Sigh... his election budget strategy is working again.

[MasterJedi]

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Sigh... his election budget strategy is working again.

You have all his hard core supporters really mad that he's doing it though. The mantra is "no more funding for schools, we need to cut more".

[krazen1211]

St Norbert is an awful pollster. Their last poll in late October had Feingold up 12 and Clinton up 8 in WI.

Walker knows how to win in Wisconsin. He has truly smart divide and Conquer tactics.

We shall see if he can boost the Senate nominee too!

[publicunofficial]

Scott Walker's continued success should scare Democrats who think all they need to do to win is wait for Republicans to destroy the state's economy and let the seat fall into their lap.