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Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts) Thu Nov 7, 2013, 08:05 PM Nov 2013

The Scott Walker Effect: Helping Democrats Win & Republicans Lose

My lord in heaven, may this SOB be gone on history's ash heap. Some of my best relatives live in rural northwestern Wisconsin...they and other Badger State patriots deserve better! John Nichols lays it out.

http://www.thenation.com/blog/177043/scott-walker-effect-helping-democrats-win-and-republicans-lose?rel=emailNation#

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The Scott Walker Effect: Helping Democrats Win & Republicans Lose (Original Post) Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2013 OP

"... when the candidate and his star surrogate showed up for the rally they were greeted not ... Scuba Nov 2013 #1

i was in madison.... unionthug777 Nov 2013 #2

We actually smiled at one another! Scuba Nov 2013 #3

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. "... when the candidate and his star surrogate showed up for the rally they were greeted not ...

Reply to Iwillnevergiveup (Original post)

Thu Nov 7, 2013, 08:18 PM

Nov 2013

On Saturday, when the candidate and his star surrogate showed up for the rally they were greeted not by thousands of supporters but by… ”about 150 people.”

Weird, 'cause Squatty drew some big crowds back in Madison ...