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« Reply #25 on: August 24, 2015, 06:56:41 AM »

If those are the candidates you're considering, she IS unbeatable.

Find me someone better and maybe I'll reconsider. I don't know who else you have, so it doesn't look good, but maybe a random state senator would be a safer bet.
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« Reply #26 on: August 24, 2015, 07:03:49 AM »
« Edited: August 24, 2015, 07:06:04 AM by BeccaM »

And Rebecca Kleefisch is a non-starter as well. She's a nut.  Remember this quote?

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This is who you want to run against the first openly gay Senator in 2018? Roll Eyes Well be my guest.
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« Reply #27 on: August 24, 2015, 04:44:31 PM »

If those are the candidates you're considering, she IS unbeatable.

Find me someone better and maybe I'll reconsider. I don't know who else you have, so it doesn't look good, but maybe a random state senator would be a safer bet.

Can you please ruin the 2016 board before you ruin this one?
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« Reply #28 on: August 24, 2015, 04:50:44 PM »

If those are the candidates you're considering, she IS unbeatable.

Find me someone better and maybe I'll reconsider. I don't know who else you have, so it doesn't look good, but maybe a random state senator would be a safer bet.

Can you please ruin the 2016 board before you ruin this one?

He's a bigger Democratic/Hillary hack than IceSpear. It's in his blood.
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« Reply #29 on: August 24, 2015, 07:04:17 PM »

Why not try to address my points?

The fact is Ryan and soon Walker will be too polarizing after "going national" and were already a little too conservative anyway. Governor races are not the same as Senator.

Kleefisch and Duffy may look good on paper for superficial reasons, but they are notorious lightweights.

I suggest looking elsewhere.
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« Reply #30 on: August 24, 2015, 08:04:22 PM »

 
If those are the candidates you're considering, she IS unbeatable.
Once again, BeccaM shows that she doesn't know what she is talking about.

Kleefisch would probably be a disaster, but anyone else on this list could beat Baldwin in a neutral environment.
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« Reply #31 on: August 24, 2015, 09:07:32 PM »

LMFAO! Duffy is an idiot, possibly even dumber than college dropout Walker.

Ryan would fare even worse after his pitiful run as Romney's bitch boy.

She is unbeatable, sorry.
You are insufferable.
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« Reply #32 on: August 24, 2015, 10:09:10 PM »
« Edited: August 24, 2015, 10:10:44 PM by BeccaM »

If those are the candidates you're considering, she IS unbeatable.
Once again, BeccaM shows that she doesn't know what she is talking about.

Kleefisch would probably be a disaster, but anyone else on this list could beat Baldwin in a neutral environment.
Neutral? Walker and especially Ryan would definitely need a GOP leaning environment to win, but neither will run anyway.

Keep up the personal attacks though.  A sure sign of someone losing an argument.
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« Reply #33 on: August 24, 2015, 10:32:55 PM »

I think the environment would definitely have to be more than neutral for Baldwin to lose, it would have to lean heavily Republican. Baldwin is no pushover, as evidenced in 2012 when she was supposed to lose badly to Thompson. Granted, that was a presidential year, but I think she has proven herself as a formidable opponent and won't be easy to beat.
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« Reply #34 on: August 24, 2015, 10:43:20 PM »

I think the environment would definitely have to be more than neutral for Baldwin to lose, it would have to lean heavily Republican. Baldwin is no pushover, as evidenced in 2012 when she was supposed to lose badly to Thompson. Granted, that was a presidential year, but I think she has proven herself as a formidable opponent and won't be easy to beat.
Baldwin was stronger than expected in 2012, but she underperformed Obama and probably would have lost had Thompson not ran such a terrible campaign. Hovde probably would have squeezed out a win or at least made it razor-thin, which is pretty underwhelming considering that Wisconsin leans Democratic at the national level.
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« Reply #35 on: August 25, 2015, 12:29:04 AM »

I think Duffy could potentially be a strong candidate and could win under the right political environment. While Wisconsin seems to lean blue in presidential contests, its senatorial and gubernatorial races have been competitive in recent years. I think Baldwin will run a good race and is favored for reelection right now, but I could see Duffy (or another strong candidate) winning. I think Johnson will be done with politics if he looses to Feingold in 2016.
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« Reply #36 on: August 25, 2015, 01:12:19 AM »

Thompson ran a terrible lazy campaign but he was considered one of the best possible recruits and was obviously a well-known entity in the state so it's not like Baldwin had it easy. Not to mention she had to jump the hurdle of being the first openly gay person to be elected US Senator. She's no slouch either, and next time will be the incumbent.

Having a high profile doesn't always work in the end, and it wouldn't work for Walker and Ryan who since running national campaigns became (or will become) known for far right politics and national ambition.

Ryan can stay in his district and House leadership. Walker will continue to flounder in the presidential campaign and then disappear from politics.
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« Reply #37 on: August 25, 2015, 12:10:01 PM »

If those are the candidates you're considering, she IS unbeatable.
Once again, BeccaM shows that she doesn't know what she is talking about.

Kleefisch would probably be a disaster, but anyone else on this list could beat Baldwin in a neutral environment.
Keep up the personal attacks though.  A sure sign of someone losing an argument.
In that case, you lost as soon as you got out of the gate.
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« Reply #38 on: August 25, 2015, 12:26:50 PM »

Sean Duffy is the likeliest candidate and has a decent shot in a midterm.

Duffy's advantage is that he is based in the most "elastic" part of the state, where the vote swings are wider.
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« Reply #39 on: August 25, 2015, 12:27:20 PM »

Sean Duffy is the likeliest candidate and has a decent shot in a midterm.

Duffy's advantage is that he is based in the most "elastic" part of the state (mostly white working class), where the vote swings are wider.
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« Reply #40 on: August 27, 2015, 02:53:09 PM »

If Scott Walker loses his presidential campaign, then I could see him going for it in 2018.

And if Ron Johnson loses (and at this point, he probably will), then I could definitely see him making a comeback.  Baldwin has had some scandals recently, so that will help any Republican running against her.
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« Reply #41 on: August 27, 2015, 09:22:07 PM »

If Scott Walker loses his presidential campaign, then I could see him going for it in 2018.

And if Ron Johnson loses (and at this point, he probably will), then I could definitely see him making a comeback.  Baldwin has had some scandals recently, so that will help any Republican running against her.

He could pull a Slade Gorton and run for the other seat, but it would be weird to run against his former colleague of just a few years ago in that case. It would also be funny having Johnson and Feingold in the Senate at the same time if he won.
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« Reply #42 on: September 06, 2015, 05:11:26 PM »

I hope Duffy beats her. Johnson might be a great candidate as well.

He's a dead man walking in 2016, what makes you think he'd be electable in 2018 after suffering the humiliating defeat he's about to endure in 2016.
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« Reply #43 on: September 07, 2015, 11:55:47 AM »

Other: Sean Duffy/Mark A. Green

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« Reply #44 on: September 08, 2015, 11:20:30 AM »

I hope Duffy beats her. Johnson might be a great candidate as well.

He's a dead man walking in 2016, what makes you think he'd be electable in 2018 after suffering the humiliating defeat he's about to endure in 2016.
I saw two recent polls that only had him losing by 5 points, which is much better than where he was a few months ago.  And if Nixon, Humphrey, and Slade Gorton could all come back, then I see no reason why Johnson couldn't.
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« Reply #45 on: September 21, 2015, 04:19:34 PM »

Let's start that Walker for Senate campaign guys!
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« Reply #46 on: September 22, 2015, 06:26:35 PM »

Let's start that Walker for Senate campaign guys!

Why would he drop his governorship (when he has unlimited terms) or possibly a cabinet position when he publicly says how much he dislikes Congress?
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« Reply #47 on: September 22, 2015, 06:32:44 PM »

Let's start that Walker for Senate campaign guys!

Why would he drop his governorship (when he has unlimited terms) or possibly a cabinet position when he publicly says how much he dislikes Congress?

I suspect that's a campaign tactic.
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« Reply #48 on: September 22, 2015, 06:37:46 PM »

Let's start that Walker for Senate campaign guys!

Why would he drop his governorship (when he has unlimited terms) or possibly a cabinet position when he publicly says how much he dislikes Congress?

I suspect that's a campaign tactic.

Even before his presidential run, though.
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« Reply #49 on: September 22, 2015, 07:28:00 PM »

Let's start that Walker for Senate campaign guys!

Why would he drop his governorship (when he has unlimited terms) or possibly a cabinet position when he publicly says how much he dislikes Congress?

I suspect that's a campaign tactic.

Even before his presidential run, though.

I mean, maybe, but most politicians have Presidential ambitions, and say things that keep to that message.
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