Am I dreaming? Did WI go BLUE?? OMG!!!!! 🌊

[Heartstrings]

I am so proud of the hard working, tireless grassroots efforts made in my state!

Thank you, thank you!!!!

On Wisconsin!!!!

[still_one]

1. Yup. Evers and Tammy Baldwin!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hlthe2b]

2. I know Walker was defeated, but did WI win in the state houses?

[Heartstrings]

7. We held in the Senate, Tammy Baldwin....

Won AG, Josh Kaul
Won State Treasurer, Sarah Godlieski
My congressman, Mark Pocan, ran unopposed so we held his seat.....

[hlthe2b]

8. Yes... but the R's had a stranglehold over both state chambers of legislature during Walker years

and was able to bulldoze everything though. Now that Walker is out, any chance of rolling some of the damage back, will require the state house as well. Has that changed?

[BumRushDaShow]

9. No, the GOP held the legislature

https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/wisconsin-republicans-maintain-control-of-legislature/article_5ddad096-4d09-5250-90ea-6ee014a7488d.html

But I expect that some of this is just an artifact of gerrymandered state seats after 2010 redistricting. Having a (D) governor may help when it comes time for the 2020 census and redistricting but there will need to be a real concerted effort in there to work it in the D's favor in 2020 or get some type of "fair districting" thing going (maybe by having a ballot question).

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Some of these states were traditionally "blue"

But when 2010 came around and Dems sat it out, the GOP came barreling in and took control of government at every level, thus overseeing the census redistricting (both state and federal levels), and sealing our fate for the next 8 years.



We are slowly clawing our way out of that. And this means that if there are governors up next year (2019) or in 2020, we need to do all in our power to get some more of those positions and get more seats in our legislatures if needed, so that we can control the census redistricting that control our fate for the following 10 years.

[mucifer]

4. I hope so. But, it looks like there may be a recount for governor

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. They don't get a recount unless the margin was less than 1%, and AFAIK it wasn't.

[MaryMagdaline]

6. Thank you, Wisconsin!

[Crunchy Frog]

10. Maybe they've finally had enough abuse?

[NorCen_CT]

11. It was excruciating waiting for the Milwaukee absentee ballots to be counted

all the while, I believe Walker was down only 1,500 votes or so at one point right before the absentee ballots were counted (at which point the race was more or less over).

What was only supposed to be an hour wait (to count the absentees), was one of the more nerve-wracking moments of last night/this morning. Worth it!

[LakeArenal]

12. YOU were one of those hard workers.

I know you are tuckered out but so valuable.

My contribution was looking for local candidates yard signs after being told by some “democrat committee chair” that “research tells us signs are not considered the best use of money” even tho they make us pay for them. Incidentally, all local candidates lost. Gerrymandering still rules.

And once again, Wisconsin is a 47%-47% state. Working out that 3 or 4% to win is very hard work. You and yours did it.

Good Ole Wisconsin. On the way back.

[Heartstrings]

13. Thanks, LA!

I am "tuckered out" but there is a huge smile on my face! So unlike 2 years ago....

And I know you were with me in spirit! Oh, and with me for Obama, Biden and Evers as well! 😉

[jodymarie aimee]

14. WI didn't go blue

only the Gov, the other 2 chambers are solid Rs. Assembly even worse than last time.

[LakeArenal]

15. Guess you don't appreciate the work everyone did to get us this far.

Cups half full. And we are excited for the first time in eight years. Sorry we aren’t working fast enough for everyone.

[Heartstrings]

16. Every single state wide candidate I canvassed for won....

From Senator to
Governor to
Lt. Governor to
Attorney General to
State Treasurer and
Every local county office.

Perhaps more grassroots efforts should have been organized up 'nort......

[jodymarie aimee]

17. Wisconsin had a Republican trifecta

we got a Dem Gov, but on the state level....I am talking about who makes the laws.....Assembly is 63/36 Republicans ...Senate is 18/15 Republicans....

Go it now? Since we know each other personally, you know my life is DEM politics...remember this year when you asked me if you should sign nomination papers...you didn't know what they were....

[LakeArenal]

18. Here's a reminder you might enjoy.

Jody once told me here on DU that Evers is milk-toast and possibly a loser .

[jodymarie aimee]

19. true and true

stand by comment.....

[LakeArenal]

20. Then stand alone. He isn't a loser nor a milk toast.

As the majority of WI has spoken. Of course, you have met and talked with him and attended rallies where he spoke to assure yourself of your comment.

[jodymarie aimee]

21. again true and true

I met him 2x and watched all debates...1 in person...he is a very bad speaker...but he was our guy, so I hit the streets for him and worked 4 hrs a day for our candidates...... Peace out....find somebody else to fight with !!!

[LakeArenal]

23. Sure you bled I'm sure as you said of the recall.

Well as one of the thousands of us who worked for “our” guy. Thanks for your hard work.

[LakeArenal]

24. Fighting? I thought this was an exchange of

Opinion??? Not much of a fight here.

You came on a pro election thread looking to post your opinion. Now you call it a fight?

[jodymarie aimee]

25. you seem smart...

how's your rock and roll book coming?

[LakeArenal]

27. What would being smart have to do with my memory book?

Really nicely. The picture of Mesa was exactly what I hoped for and the only one I have.

[Rizen]

22. Yay!

Congrats. I'm over in CO making it blue.

[MFM008]

26. Looks like most midwest

States returned to their blue roots.
Bad news for maggot.

[elocs]

28. You are dreaming, Wisconsin did NOT go Blue.

Sure, Democrats took the governorship with Evers defeating Walker but the Republicans remained firmly in control of the state legislature and senate. In Congress, 4 out of our 7 representatives are Republican and that did not change. Tammy Baldwin held her senate seat but our other senator is Republican Ron Johnson.
So at best it might be claimed that Wisconsin is purple but it is by no means Blue. And Tony Evers strikes me as the kind of newly elected governor who could be defeated by a strong Republican candidate in 4 years.

[jodymarie aimee]

29. they watch too much TV....national candidates won, but not state candidates, except for GOV...

Folks are erroneously saying Wisconsin went blue.....No, we got a DEM Governor..Trifecta broken...
Wisconsin had a Republican trifecta

Tuesday we got a Dem Gov, but on the state level....I am talking about who makes the laws.....Assembly is 63/36 Republicans ...Senate is 18/15 Republicans....

And as soon as the election was called Vos the Majority Leader became Kathy Bates to Evers's James Caan....it is ugly already.

[elocs]

30. I'm afraid the Republican legislature is going to run roughshod over Evers.

Evers hasn't shown that he will be a strong or tough governor, but he's better than Walker.

[jodymarie aimee]

32. I begged Feingold to run...

we would have gotten Beto coverage, too....Feingold was not for Evers...he said "the party is supporting Evers"...QUOTE.

[elocs]

33. I thought that Feingold would have been a great candidate against Walker in 2014.

But I suspected that his only political interest was in running against Johnson in 2016 to get revenge for the loss of his senate seat. Now after his loss again to Johnson I think that Feingold is done for good in Wisconsin politics.
I think he could have beaten Walker in 2014 though.

[JI7]

31. it went back to purple