So why is Wisconsin so close? Really.

[Armstead]

I live far from there, but from this distant vantage point I can't fathom why it is so close. I would have thought after all the negative energy generated by Scotty, that a large majority would not want to give him another sledgehammer?

Too much faith in human nature?

(I realize this is premature, and I hope things will rally.)

[PeaceNikki]

1. Wait. It's too early. Milwaukee and Dane have a long way to go.

[annabanana]

2. There's a LOT more of Milwaukee to come up. Scroll down here:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2011/by_county/WI_Supreme_Court_0405.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=POLITICS

Milwaukee 112 out of 486 reporting
Prosser 14,365
Klopp 24,186

[deutsey]

3. Well, we keep hearing that the larger cities haven't been counted yet

But I'm beginning to sweat how close it is at this point.

[PeaceNikki]

8. It's true.

Serious red counties reporting.

[deutsey]

11. I'm keeping the faith

Just wiping my brow a little. :-)

[PeaceNikki]

13. lol, look at Waukesha County results.

That's where I live.

[deutsey]

17. I hope it's a resounding victory for WI that will help the national Dems see

which way the wind's blowing. :hi:

[midnight]

29. When Kerry was running for President, I volunteered at a downtown

Waukesha office. There was a back room where most of us were working making phone calls... Everyone once in a while a conversation would start and the older people in that area were clear about one fact.... Waukesha was not always Republican.... It became that way after redistricting...

[L. Coyote]

4. Results thread here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x821275

[Armstead]

9. Been watching it..didn't want to clutter it up with whining

[Viking12]

5. Bluest areas of the state yet to report.

No worries.

[Tx4obama]

6. Because so far a lot of the rural votes are coming in. Wait til the bigger cities are tallied up

Results DU discussion link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x820845

[katanalori]

7. Because

Dane County (which Madison is in) and Milwaukee have very few precincts reporting. The rural area results are coming in before the biggest cities.

[Auntie Bush]

10. Maybe they are so small as to think he looks more like a SCJ than she does.

Rethugs are like that.

[27inCali]

12. if it's close right now with only Red counties reporting

it means we are kicking ass.

[QED]

14. Back to 50-50

Nailbiter

[undeterred]

15. Because that is the makeup of the population of the state.

[mucifer]

16. lots of the small rural areas haven't been counted from the graph at AP

[Ellipsis]

18. Check out the red on population density

Dane and Milwaukee are the largest red splotches.

[elocs]

24. See that red splotch in western WI? That's La Crosse & with half in it's 60/40 Kloppenburg.

Now that makes me happy living here.

[hugo_from_TN]

19. Everybody doesn't think like us.

Suprising that that is so suprising.

[Armstead]

22. Some things should transcend ideology

But I guess at age 59 I still have a naive steak....

[riderinthestorm]

20. Kloppfenburg went from 0 name recognition against a 20 yr incumbent

to... Wisconsin superstar!! HOnestly in terms of sheer politics, she went from zero name recognition to being the real star of the show. Prosser has been a career politician for 40 years. That's tough to beat in any election. Its amazing she's come anywhere close! Incumbents have an enormous advantage in terms of sheer politics let alone this race.

[Kashka-Kat]

21. Madison hasn't been counted at all yet, or most of Milwaukee

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. It's now 11:00 here on the east coast. I simply don't get it. Why is it even CLOSE??? n/t

[Taverner]

25. A constant motivated base...

Record numbers

So who the hell knows?

High turnout means high turnout for EVERYONE

[Kip Humphrey]

26. It is not that close. Kloppenberg will win for sure.

[Sky Masterson]

27. it just got closer

407,073 to 405,963

[ecstatic]

28. If a full blown teabag takeover doesn't motivate people to vote,

what will?

[midnight]

30. 504,717 51% 486,752 49% Update: 514,475 50% 515,891 50%

[liberal life]

31. central tabulator vote changing, very subtle, keep in close and attempt to steal it

I have a hard time believing with this outstanding turnout, that almost half of the people came out to vote for that crap judge. I don't buy it.

That kind of motivation to vote could only be inspired by the protest/revolution that has started in Wisconsin in which case the election should not even be close.



http://fucorporatemedia.com/

[Skittles]

32. look at it this way

(from another article) Mr. Prosser won the Feb. 15 primary with 55% of the vote to 25% for Ms. Kloppenburg. Her campaign gained momentum as anger among public employees increased. Mr. Walker signed the law on March 11, but it remains tied up in court and has not yet been implemented.