Dems Fail to Take Wisconsin Senate
by Brett HealyFour of the six Republican State Senators up for recall elections in Wisconsin won on Tuesday, thwarting Democratic efforts to gain control of the State Senate.
MacIver News’ Bill Osmulski reports from Milwaukee
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Thank God!
If the TEA Party ever acted the way the left has behaved in Wisconsin, we would deserve the title "terrorist." The left did everything in their power to terrorize the governor, the duly elected senators, and the people of Wisconsin.
Good news during a time when good news is hard to come by.
Guess we can exhale now.
This is the state to watch closely…..the PEOPLE have made their voices heard loud and clear…..and this needs to resonate across the country……but don't expect these union morons to fold up camp….they will stop at nothing to maintain their taxpayer-funded entitlements….
Don't forget how the Democrats fled the state because they didn't like what was going on.
Imagine if the GOP fled Washington during the debt ceiling debate?
I know, darn. Has anyone seen Husk? …somebody had better have him on suicide watch.
The silly thing, it wouldn’t have mattered if they’d won, purely symbolic. They basically took $30-35million bucks and threw it in the street…oh well. Now they have two more to defend next Tuesday, and the symbol is, the statist are imminently beatable in bluest of blue states…come on 2012!
14.5 million dollars of union money in the crapper…………..GOOD!
Thank you Governor Walker and Wisconsin Republicans for your strong Leadership! …Hey Union Thugs and Dem cowards. You are losing. Violent protests and abandoning your job, & Oath of Office didn't work out did it?
Now let's see the recall of the Dems. I hope they all get voted out.
Sounds like the voters meant it the first time…and the second time (Supreme Court)…and the third time (recall).
Three strikes and you're out…
Budget Repair bill…Passed
Prosser…Elected
Recalls…Failed
We won't let you people roll over us any more. Get used to it.
I just love it when the socialists democrats get a well deserved 'gotcha'!!!!!
I wish the left would have spent more of their money to try to win these seats………………………………and STILL lose!!!!
Yup. This is the momentum, and I doubt that it will stop. The Obamite Dems underestimated the Majority of America! Socialism will never beat Americanism. It's just not in our fabric. The sleeping giant is now awake forever. God help them in 2012.
The people of Wisconsin have spoken despite the efforts of Big Labor and the Democrat party to influence this election. The rest of us will speak in November. There is change in the wind and it will truly be change we can believe in.
Maybe in the fall, the Supreme Court will add to the winds of change by declaring ObareCare unconstitutional.
Coordinate recall election……………….time and effort
Advertising………………………$30 MILLION
Lose Recall Election……………….PRICELESS!!!
This is a key vote going into the elections of 2012. It shows the momentum is not with the Progressive Left.
Now recall every one of those Dems who abandoned their duties and Oath of Office by fleeing the State!
The people of Wisconsin have spoken. Again! Will the socialist unions listen? Nah, they'll continue on as usual trying to subvert the will of the people.
I gave the Dems too much credit on this one. I figure they had a lot more fraud, intimidation, and disenfranchisement up their sleeves to pick off more than two measly seats.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
(Losers).
When the Unions ask that the government(taxpayers) bail out their pension funds, we need to remind them of all the money they wasted on political actions and tell them, not one dime.
Evil, selfishness and buffoonery loses……….
Lead the way Wisconsin!
I would have been more inspired if all six republicans seats were saved, it would have sent a more reinforcing message but the fact that the communists had to spend so much and bring in outside help to even get that far is encouraging. Remember that Wisconsin had been one of the most socialist leaning and union supporting states. I think they are waking up and the commies are freaking out. Final comment, if you think socialist/communism is good or that obama is great well, your just assup stupid.
concise yet precise.
And there are two Dems that will face recall next week.
Americans 4
Unionistas 2
Next Tuesday it'll be 6 – 2 which amounts to the unionistas spending 20 million dollars of their membership dues to gain absolutely nothing.
Wisconsin as well as the rest of America is sick and tired of unionista thugs undermining the election process, their violent thuggery and their blatantly corrupt leaders.
It's time for unions to shut up and sit down.
I think you are correct Wesley69, if we can keep it honest. Democrats haven't been honest since they wore white hoods and hung folks they didn't want to vote.
Yes. Honestly, I was worried about this one. The unions had a lot to lose in this, so you can expect that there was as many types of fraud as they could possibly perpetrate.
How many godless communist liberals cried themselves to sleep with bitter tears last night? I hope many.
"Their" money? You mean our money.
I feel pretty good considering the history of the state itself and that we don't know what the original margin of victory was for any of the 6 facing recall.
Does anyone know what the original margins of victory were for these senators? How thin were the margins on the two that lost recall?
If we knew those things, we might be feeling really good about this considering the amounts of money and effort the unions dumped into this.
Ouch! All that money for nothing.
But then again, liberals do that all the time; except it's our money they are wasting.
Union Thugs and Extremist Liberal Democrats FAIL to take over the Wisconsin legislature after months of violent agitiation and spending millions of out of state dollars! The PEOPLE of Wisconsin finally spoke and its the Republicans they want to run their state!
This is so awesome! I am SO proud to be a Republican today- and I never once felt that way in 20 years of being a Democrat.
It's music to my ears. Thank you Lord, we needed this spark of Hope in order to keep going. Thank you WI, you've made a difference for the rest of us.
And that is about to change thanks to these voters. Yeehaw!
I was kind of worried about this recall election, though now the shoe is clearly on the other foot.
Thank the Socialists for boosting the WI economy by adding almost $15 million of out of state money to the WI coffers. Truly, they have spread their wealth around in the most appropriate Capitalistic manner.
The people have spoken,Taxed Enough Already and ain't putting up with it anymore!
Need to expel those two democrats in the next couple of days to really send the message home!
That's money that could have gone into the union members' pension funds and health care plans. I'm sure that there are some pretty pissed-off union members in Wisconsin this morning: both hard-core "progressive" supporters pissed-off about the election results and rank-and-file union members who are pissed off at their leaders for flushing their funds down the political toilet.
What they meant for bad turned out to be a good thing,except for those union workers whose money was wasted,that money should have been put into the pension funds instead,now they think the tax payer will bail them out someday when the money is gone from misuse like we've seen today!
Heard some good came from all the money being spent. Some people got free chicken dinners!
and, WI has a good opportunity to defeat (and recall) one of the dems next week. It is a GOP district. That would be icing on the cake!
Now, they got organizations like ACORN and union thugs to do their dirty work and then complain about the Republicans not playing fair.
ALL CONSERVATIVES NEED TO PROTECT THE VOTE AND KEEP IT FROM BEING HIJACKED!!!
THIS IS SOMETHING WE MUST ALL LEARN ABOUT QUICKLY!!!!!
would still look into dead ,etc voteing,if just to burn the crooked bastards,stomp them just for attempting fraud,check multiple voteing by absentee ballots ,im sure portible protesters voteing in several places,wont miss this opportunity!! show how low they'll go to win by any means necessary.
One of those dems is definitely at risk. Go WI!
They are going to raise their dues. That should make their membership really happy. Not.
It was a LOT more than that…closer to $30 to $35 MILLION…
Bugs Bunny had it right…
"What a bunch of maroons…"
Think of the conservative progress made in Wisconsin, the cradle of Bob La Follette-style progressivism, within the past year:
(a) Russ Feingold, one of the most liberal US Senators, loses to Republican Ron Johnson;
(b) Republicans gain control of the Governor's seat and the state legislature and enact sweeping state budget reforms;
(c) Republican State Supreme Court Judge Prosser wins re-election against his "progressive", pro-union challenger;
(d) "Progressive", pro-union supporters fail in their recall attempts to regain control of the Wisconsin Senate.
AND, the redistricting that Walker signed into law yesterday will make 2012 a BANNER GOP year. Good job WI!
And the new redistricting plan will assure more GOP progress in WI. Elections have consequences!
That's my take on all of this…
Throwing $30 Million at this project, and all they can manage is to re-arrange the deck chairs…
Priceless…!!!
Says a LOT about "Union Labor", don't it…?
These union idiots wanted the recall. Let them "sacrifice".
One was in a dem leaning district and the other had some personal issues. It was no surprise that they lost. WI may be able to defeat one of the dems next week – as it is a GOP leaning district.
And the democraps and unions still don't get it. I expect them to trot out someone to say that their message wasn't getting out , and that the voters need to be better educated on the issues.
18 has a separation margin of only 2% winner/loser…that one is close enough to do a re-count on, if the campaign wants to…
Problem is…its only in DIMocRAT races that "magic votes" appear until the DIMocRATS win…I don't think the "magic" works like that for Republicans…
They will triple down now.
This is the interesting thing…
The DIMocRATS NEEDED three of the seats contested yesterday, and hold on to the two DIMocRAT seats being recalled next week, to flip the State Senate and go after Walker…they only got two…
IF the DIMocRAT Senators on the recall next week lose, and the seats go Republican…the Unions and their toadying sycophants who have spent $30,000,000.00 USD on these races, and will have managed to do only one thing…
Maintain the status quo…the totals would be exactly the same as they were before this imbecility started…all they would have managed to do is re-arrange the deck chairs on their sinking ship…!!
Now, there's Hope and Change I can believe in…!!!
And it is our duty to keep it awake. People are people. They will fall asleep soon enough. History proves me correct.
So, where ARE the trolls on this one? Sucks to be them this morning.
The same Supreme Court that declared that CO2, your exhalations and plant food, are pollutants? I am not holding my breath.
They'll be moving next door….
You could put money on that.
Yeah…
Oh, Husky…HuskyLurvsBarry'sOdor…where are you…??
I've got a nice sharp razor for you to play with…come out, come out, wherever you are…!
Darn…must be too early in the morning…only real working people are up this early…
Since when is video-recording people getting into a van "harassment"?
Great idea. They need a good lesson.
They are still sleeping off their hangovers.
This is surely a mandate. The people have spoken and the unions rebuked. HAHAHA!! This is a very good day for conservatives. We have set a precedent. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
That's true.
If the union members really are pissed off then its time for them to stand up. Im sure there are many good, honest hard working members, but until they have the guts to stand up and fight back their dues will be wasted
I know. Husk was so sure that Team Parasite was gonna win, even if they had it wouldn’t have mattered, but somebody over at the hive better send out counselors. Maybe he’s in London wilding, with the other scumbags?
Exactly. The unionista mob can afford to lose a battle now and then, and they will never stop. Truth is, this was a squeaker. Republicans retain control of the state Senate, but just barely. Wisconsin isn't Texas or Oklahoma, remember. Wisconsin has a long Progressive history. Just because citizens of Wisconsin seem to have had a moment of clarity doesn't mean they won't go on a bender next time around and elect a bunch or LibProgs who will undo everything Gov Walker and the Republicans have put in place. This is a multigenerational struggle. We must not forget that.
Hey, hows that agitprop working for ya.
Just a question does anyone know if anyone has tried to start a counterpart to the liberal unions? The AMAC was created to take on the AARP and offer a intelligent conservative viewpoint. Has anyone tried that with the unions take them on with a group that actually cares about the workers rights and not about a liberal leftist agenda.
Money spent on a lost Union cause is never wasted
I do get your point. It does seem that the Unions should take care of their people instead of perpetuating their parasitic stranglehold on taxpayers. Tightening their belts would have been cheaper, yet I understand why they wanted to fight this to their death. They lost a great deal. I am personally thrilled.
More like next winter or spring. right the middle of primary season.
"This is an outrage! We need a recount of the recall!" LOL.
I think right now, they're staring at that losing hand and saying:
"There's no phuqing way I could have lost!" (Hands beating table top)
"How did I lose?" (Snivel and feet stomping carpet)
"I wanna do over. Mom always gives me a do over." (Petulant pouting and arms folded across chest)
Repeats theirselves for hours, on the ride home, in the car seat.
The two next week aren't a slam-dunk either……it's not over till it's over…….and still, I have doubts….
Yes they will…..anywhere they feel it's necessary to achieve their entitlement goals…..
Yep. A picture perfect example of why these clowns cannot be trusted with the keys.
Dead commies cause no problems.
Husk was one of them, Keep!
Actually, Thunder, it's money that would have gone to Zero's campaign!
So sad!
Welcome to the light.
However belated that may be.
Sadly, that is so true, Chip! Everyone should be issued a Tea Party alarm clock!
Wait, what a great product idea!
I'm lookin' for some investors!
As my Democrat Uncle Chester used to say,"If at first you fail, cry foul!"
X.
Dealing with democrats and unions is like playing whack-a-mole.
There will be a tantrum , naturally. Then they will silently plot their next move. I am counting on them not giving up. They do not understand rejection. They need to be shoved against the wall and read the riot act now.
That would be a Pullet Surprise! (groan)
Good idea! Just build them here. And if you feel like throwing a few bucks my way for the inspiration, please feel free to do so.
Maybe he's too hung over and is having trouble reading the talking points memo.
EVERYBODY!!! PAY ATTENTION TO THIS!!
You know me, I don't use caps without a need to! DO NOT open a response to any comment on Breitbart in your e-mail that comes from CALL CENTER. Especially if you know damn well you didn't comment on that particular story!!!
I don't know what is going on but, some weird things happened when I clicked "go to comment"!
ANDREW, listen up! It may just be some kind of spamming but, these days, we have no idea what they might be up to!
We have got our New Hope And Change! Praise the Lord…Thank All of You.
We have turned the Socialist ship back to our own God-Given Course that We Must Maintain FOREVER!
We have cut off the hand on their Raised Blue Fist! Trumpka lost!
We no longer have a $3.5 billion dollar deficit.
We didn't have our taxes raised at all.
We have another recall election next week, for the Assembly re-calls.
Hey, if you like to vote, move to Wisconsin….It's almost a once a month thing….LOL
We have 3 or 4 Home Runs…The dem.s got onto base twice!…No Runs scored! LOL and it cost them a fortune for no results…LOL
We were outspent, about 5 to 1….Money thrown at at problem didn't cure their problems…
They better keep it civil…
because now they're dealing with me….
You are so correct Nick. We need to replicate this bleed them dry strategy where possible. Besides its good for the local economy–take unproductive union money and give it to the private sector advertisers.
That's a WIN WIN WIN in my book.
It is a big mistake to look at the results of this recall election and declare "VICTORY!" over the LibProgs, unionistsas, and other assorted collectivists. Wisconsin has a long Progressive history. Just because the citizens there seem to have had a moment of clarity doesn't mean they have abandoned liberalism and embraced conservatism. This was a squeaker. The LibProgs are already planning their next power grab while we celebrate this marginal victory. This is a multigenerational struggle.
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