Chris-St Louis said:
Bill, NICE!!!!
Wisconsin is SUPER blue.... I couldnt get out fast enough.
Are you kidding? :smilelol:
Wisconsin is the most "purple" state in the union. Madison and parts of Milwaukee are deep, deep blue, but the other 90% of the state is nearly as red to the same degree. The problem for republicans in Wisconsin is that for Gubernatorial, senatorial and other state-wide elections, Madison and Milwaukee very nearly beat the rest of the state combined in terms of population. It's hard for a conservative to win when there are two very liberal cities that have more voters than the rest of the state combined.
Yet, if you look at the composition of our State Assembly (where those elected only run in their districts), it's like a neo-con convention in there. The repubs in the assembly not only have a majority, they have a super-majority to where they can override the governor's veto if they wanted to. Have you seen our gubernatorial race this year? Still a week away from the election, and none of the pollsters are willing to say anything but "too close to call."
What do you expect from the state that would Elect Joseph McCarthy and a Socialist mayor of Milwaukee at the same time? A state represneted by both "Tex" Sensenbrenner (A Bush wannabe and hardcore Bush Enabler) and Russ Feingold (soft socialist) at the same time?
This state is far to difficult to pigeonhole into one category or the other. In any given election, it can go either way here. In 2008, Wisconsin may wind up being the new Ohio or Florida as far as battleground status.
If Wisconsin's status (in your perception) as a "blue" state really bothered you that much, you should have stayed. We're so close on our elections that your one vote might have made the difference at this point.
