Wisconsin Megathread

[Maxwell]

Looks like Grothman is going to win. Only candidate that could make the 6th competitive.

On a scale of 1 to Bachmann, how unelectable is he?

[Maxwell]

Looks like Grothman is going to win. Only candidate that could make the 6th competitive.

On a scale of 1 to Bachmann, how unelectable is he?

I'll let you decided.

I know that some of these are from left leaning sites, but I think it gets the point across.

Proposes Law That Declares Single Parenthood Child Abuse

"Women make less because ‘Money is more important for men"

Fights For A Seven-Day Workweek

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Jesus christ. We just got rid of Bachmann in Minnesota only to have her return in Wisconsin.

[Maxwell]

He's not entirely wrong. Christie is a huge crook.

[Maxwell]

He's not entirely wrong. Christie is a huge crook.

I wouldn't be surprised if that's true, Christie should have never been trusted with this amount of money/power. He's using it to serve himself. Isn't he also airing ads with Kasich in Ohio just because?

Yeah, him and Corbett are getting money inspite of their individual situations, meanwhile Walker is getting f-ed in the a on saturday.

[Maxwell]

^ Yep, if I were a Republican donor I'd be pretty pissed Christie is sending millions to Corbett while underfunding Walker.

No, it's critically important that Corbett loses by 10 rather than 20 and that Kasich wins by 30 rather than 20. Walker losing by 1 instead of winning by 1? That's just not as high on the priority list.

It seems the tub of lard is as incompetent at managing money as he is at managing his staff.

How many god damn credit downgrades has he had? All they seem to care about is putting a happy face on the party instead of running people who can actually do their god damn job.

[Maxwell]

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/glenn-grothman-wisconsin-republican-congress-quotes

Disgusting...

I forgot Grothman did actually win the primary, sh*t. This guy is going to be Wisconsin's Bachmann.

[Maxwell]

For a state that is regularly going for the Democrats in Presidential years, I'm shocked how weak their bench is. Burke may look weak, but she actually ran a good campaign - her ads were far more potent than Walker, and she really had him scared for a while. She might've won if she didn't get swept up in the wave (and that last minute story she got fired for incompetence, but let's not talk about that).

[Maxwell]

wow those Milwaukee suburbs really carried Walker's margin.

[Maxwell]

Ron Johnson has grown on me some, but I have an affection for Russ Feingold too, so this election would be quite a hard pick for me - a rare thing in politics.

[Maxwell]

It wasn't that he ran a weak campaign in 2010, it's that he ran his same campaign of being true to himself and not taking corporate money. I feel like he would get a great deal of criticism if he went back on that against Ron Johnson.

[Maxwell]

It wasn't that he ran a weak campaign in 2010, it's that he ran his same campaign of being true to himself and not taking corporate money. I feel like he would get a great deal of criticism if he went back on that against Ron Johnson.

So his pride did him in

I wouldn't say pride, I'd say principle. And honestly, I feel Feingold can't really go below 46% of the vote because of that pledge. I admire him for it, taking a principled stand and taking it seriously. I wish more people did that.

[Maxwell]

Is La Follette considering challenging Feingold?

Between those two, I'd prefer the former.

La Follette is rapidly closing in on 80 years old.

[Maxwell]

Is La Follette considering challenging Feingold?

Between those two, I'd prefer the former.

La Follette is rapidly closing in on 80 years old.

He ran in 2012 for Governor.

....stop.

What are you talking about?

This guy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_La_Follette

He's only a year older than Strickland, so it's not like he can't run for Senate.

I mean, obviously he CAN run for Senate. But really? What notable accomplishment does he have to his name besides having the La Follette name and getting a whopping 4% in the Governor Recall primary?

[Maxwell]

Is La Follette considering challenging Feingold?

Between those two, I'd prefer the former.

La Follette is rapidly closing in on 80 years old.

He ran in 2012 for Governor.

....stop.

What are you talking about?

and got 4% of the vote in the primary because he's not serious.

[Maxwell]

Walker prepping to run for a third term and keeping his national options open.

Not so bold prediction: If he runs, he will be re-elected. RIP Wisconsin.

Probably - if a Democrat wins the White House in 2016, which is likely. Sad. I wonder which Democrat sacrificial lamb is going to get 45-47% of the vote this time.

[Maxwell]

There's a candidate already starting a campaign for the 2018 gov race here. He has some good ideas, including a high speed rail that would connect from Chicago through WI to the Twin Cities.

Anyone heard of him before?
http://bobharlow.net

perennial candidate - he ran in CA-18 (no, really) and got dead last.

[Maxwell]

Duffy reminds me more of Patrick Murphy than someone who would run a successful campaign. That's all I'm saying.

[Maxwell]

So are Dems in Wisconsin just complacent losers? I'm at a loss for words.

This sounds like something that would happen in Alabama.

[Maxwell]

http://fox6now.com/2017/02/16/questions-raised-about-political-deal-between-candidates-for-state-superintendent/

apparently Holtz attempted to bribe Humphries out of the race.

Sounds like Evers has it in the bag.

[Maxwell]

Ron Kind isn't as good a candidate as any says he is. I knew he wasn't going to run for Governor and even if he jumped in he wouldn't have done that well.