The “if it feels good, do it” school of political decision-making experienced yet another painful lesson in its ill-fated effort to recall Wisconsin’s GOP Gov. Scott Walker this week. If ever there was a case of a terrible idea poorly executed, this was it. [cont.] Charlie Cook Read more »
Why Walker Won, and What It Means For Obama
… I believe his victory was rooted almost entirely in local factors pertaining to Wisconsin that will have little bearing on the 2012 presidential election. … The most important point to realize about yesterday’s election is that it was, in essence, a replay of Walker’s 2010 victory over Milwaukee Mayor […] Read more »
How Wisconsin Could Reset The Electoral College Map
… Walker’s survival adds more evidence that Obama and other Democrats face huge headwinds this November in states where those blue-collar whites dominate the electorate, as they do in Wisconsin. And that will increase the pressure on the president (and his party, in Congressional races) to maximize their gains this […] Read more »
Wisconsin is all noise: Obama will still win in November
… Walker won in Wisconsin. As a result, Doomsdayers and Cassandras are out in mass today predicting the imminent demise of Obama and Democrats. [cont.] Clifford Young, Ipsos Read more »
Wisconsin exit poll: What happened?
Governor Barrett, meet President Kerry. Exit poll numbers released to subscribers just before polls closed in the Wisconsin recall election Tuesday dangled the possibility that Milwaukee Mayor Tommy Barrett (D) could win. [cont.] Jon Cohen, Washington Post Read more »
Walker’s Wisconsin Recall Win Built on GOP Unity, Energy
Mitt Romney and the Republican Party now have their model for the 2012 election. In a race that pitted each party’s political base against the other, Gov. Scott Walker won the Wisconsin recall Tuesday because he did the better job of unifying his party and mobilizing his supporters. [cont.] Sean […] Read more »