Wisconsin Senate Recall-a-palooza: 2012 Edition

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

How did Kapanke win the seat to begin with?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Doesn't the downplaying of the collective bargaining issue hurt in some ways? Every state has made deep cuts in education for instance, so I would think running against the "gutting of education" would not produce as much of a response considering the acknowledge need for states to control their budgets. It just wouldn't seem that you have the kind of effect were you to run against what you have termed a partisan power grab, which would in my opinion have an effect on swing voters even if they don't particularly care much about unions. We'll get to see whether this was a wise strategy, fairly shortly, I guess.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I suppose this will keep us awake on the East Coast till 2 or 3 in the morning, correct?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

TEST RESULTS ONLY - NOT FOR BROADCAST OR PUBLICATION 
State Senate - District 32 - General
119 of 119 Precincts Reporting - 100%
 Name Party Votes Vote %
 Kapanke, Dan (i) GOP 35,745 55%
 Shilling, Jennifer Dem 29,247 45%
 
Kapanke wishes this was real most likely.

The irony is that the best possible outcome for him, it would seem, is probably 55-45, for Shilling. 

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What part of Racine is in Wirch's district?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What part of Racine is in Wirch's district?

Some small town in the corner called Burlington.

What is that like politically? Is that over or under performance for Wirch there?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Since these are "just another election" where anyone can file and challenge the incumbent, can another Republican just declare for Galloway's seat, or does the resignation cancel the recall since Galloway is gone, with Galloway being replaced by a special election?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Where are the four districts located and are there any new polls for them?


How has the open seat and Van Wanggarrd's races been progressing this past month and some change?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Didn't redistricting screw Democrats in the Wisconsin legislature? How likely are they to hold/gain chambers in Nov. 2012?

Were it not for Randy Hopper's extracurricular activities, control of the State Senate would have never been put in doubt. The Republicans made it somewhat more Republican and they have a more suitable candidate for that.

I am not yet so sure about the Racine race, Cinyc knows his business on these things and declaring victory isn't always the safest indication of who won, but more so of who is more willing to fight tooth and nail if a potential recount gets bloody.