Wisconsin Megathread

[Figueira]

Tilt R at this point. My main concern was that Democrats didn't have a strong candidate, but Evers looks reasonably strong.

[Dr. Arch]

Tilt R at this point. My main concern was that Democrats didn't have a strong candidate, but Evers looks reasonably strong.

Evers is as strong as they get. He's a top recruitment.

[Ye We Can]

Wouldn't be surprised if this goes D. Is Vinehout gonna run against Evers?

[Xing]

No one's saying that Walker is done for, but I think a lot of us are realizing that he actually is vulnerable and could lose, provided someone like Evers proves to be a good candidate. Still Tilt R, but well see what happens.

[Koharu]

It just doesn't seem like there's a good Dem who is strong enough to pull together the party here. Everything is so fractured. As it stands, I see a really low turnout on the Dem side for the primary and things not pulling together before the general. Walker could win just because the Dems can't get their act together at the state level.

I'm also terribly afraid for Tammy Baldwin. She's done excellently, but if the Dem turnout is low because of the previously mentioned governor mess, she's toast.

[TheSaint250]

It just doesn't seem like there's a good Dem who is strong enough to pull together the party here. Everything is so fractured. As it stands, I see a really low turnout on the Dem side for the primary and things not pulling together before the general. Walker could win just because the Dems can't get their act together at the state level.

I'm also terribly afraid for Tammy Baldwin. She's done excellently, but if the Dem turnout is low because of the previously mentioned governor mess, she's toast.

I think Baldwin will be fine. crossover appeal(?)

[mcmikk]

It just doesn't seem like there's a good Dem who is strong enough to pull together the party here. Everything is so fractured. As it stands, I see a really low turnout on the Dem side for the primary and things not pulling together before the general. Walker could win just because the Dems can't get their act together at the state level.

I'm also terribly afraid for Tammy Baldwin. She's done excellently, but if the Dem turnout is low because of the previously mentioned governor mess, she's toast.

I think Baldwin will be fine. crossover appeal(?)

>implying The Plank has any crossover appeal as a gay female uber-leftie, she's no Herb Kohl.

I do think she's still favored at the moment because I still believe Wisconsin is a battleground, not suddenly Titanium R, but 2018 will be a big test to see if Wisconsin is truly shifting to the right for good or if it will remain a major battleground.

[Littlefinger]

Kathleen Vinehout officially in

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/25/wisconsin-sen-kathleen-vinehout-latest-democrat-run-governor/699981001/

[Kamala]

Kathleen Vinehout officially in

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/25/wisconsin-sen-kathleen-vinehout-latest-democrat-run-governor/699981001/

I like her more than Evers.

[Dr. Arch]

Kathleen Vinehout officially in

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/25/wisconsin-sen-kathleen-vinehout-latest-democrat-run-governor/699981001/

I like her more than Evers.

We have good options.

[Nhoj]

So the WI GOP is running radio ads thanking Walker for his tax cuts apparently. Perhaps trying to boost his approvals ahead of his reelection campaign announcement.

[Gass3268]

I'm currently torn between Vinehout and Wachs.

[MasterJedi]

All three are strong candidates, will support Vinehout and vote for whoever wins in the end.

[Dr. Arch]

All three are strong candidates, will support Vinehout and vote for whoever wins in the end.

What makes you favor Vinehout over Wachs or Evers?

[redjohn]

It says a lot about the state of WI Dems when Evers is the best candidate. Walker will win, probably by a larger margin than 2014.

[Dr. Arch]

It says a lot about the state of WI Dems when Evers is the best candidate. Walker will win, probably by a larger margin than 2014.

uh... lol.

[UncleSam]

While Evers is a bad candidate for Governor, I doubt Walker will win by much if he wins at all. WI is super elastic and the most traditionally Democratic of the Trump Rust Belt states.

Of course, WI is also shifting right so that'll give help Walker, and IMO Walker is a clear favorite. But the polarization and traditional liberalism run deep in WI, and there's no chance of a landslide imo

[MasterJedi]

All three are strong candidates, will support Vinehout and vote for whoever wins in the end.

What makes you favor Vinehout over Wachs or Evers?

She's liberal enough for the party but not from Milwaukee or Madison so can't be painted as such by Walker and the party. She's also from an area of the state the party needs to win to beat Walker and can relate to rural issues more.


On a side note, reported today that Vos told Walker he wouldn't forget the vetoes he made in the budget. Got the Republican morons coming out in waves thinking Vos is a liberal and then when corrected stating he's a RINO. So little intelligence in these guys.

[Gass3268]

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[Don Vito Corleone]

Governor Evers when

[Dr. Arch]

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That's BIG, but it doesn't surprise me. Evers is a powerhouse in Wisconsin.

[Don Vito Corleone]

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That's BIG, but it doesn't surprise me. Evers is a powerhouse in Wisconsin.

What about him makes you say that?

[Dr. Arch]

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That's BIG, but it doesn't surprise me. Evers is a powerhouse in Wisconsin.

What about him makes you say that?

He knows the electorate well, and his election results/rhetoric backs that up.

[Dr. Arch]

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That's BIG, but it doesn't surprise me. Evers is a powerhouse in Wisconsin.

I wonder if Evers will try to convince Vinehout to run in the LG primary as sort of a unity non-Madison/Milwaukee-based ticket. I think they'd be well-balanced geographically.

That would be an interesting choice, and would absolutely neutralize Walker's talking points.

[mcmikk]

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That's BIG, but it doesn't surprise me. Evers is a powerhouse in Wisconsin.

I wonder if Evers will try to convince Vinehout to run in the LG primary as sort of a unity non-Madison/Milwaukee-based ticket. I think they'd be well-balanced geographically.

That would be an interesting choice, and would absolutely neutralize Walker's talking points.

I say that would be a good idea. Evers is a much stronger and more personally preferable candidate than Vinehout imo, but Republicans attacks on "muh Madison/Milwaukee liberal urban elite" would be less strong if the whole ticket hailed from outside there(doesn't mean they won't try, but still). Excited to see the Kohl endorsement. I wonder if Evers will have access to any of that sweet sweet Herb Kohl money.