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It’s impossible to overstate how much those who yearn for a return to a more united Wisconsin owe to Tony Evers, our humble and bookish governor-elect, and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a routinely underestimated liberal from Madison with steely optimism and Midwestern authenticity.
The major implication of Tony Evers’ victory over Scott Walker is that the new Democratic governor will force a fair redistricting after the 2020 Census.
Walker’s loss hurts in a much more acute way than I think any election loss has ever hurt before because of what it ultimately represents—an end to eight years of conservative governance in this state in which many of us were far more personally invested than perhaps any in our lifetimes.
Cheer for what you can, but don’t forget to buckle down and be forced to work even harder to bring the US back to a nation its own citizens, much less the world, can respect and admire. We didn’t do that Nov. 6 and have to try try again.
On the Daily Standard podcast, host Charlie Sykes discusses the midterms with Weekly Standard chief elections analyst David Byler and senior writer Michael Warren.
The election results would have been completely different if not for this.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos warned Gov.-elect Tony Evers to avoid partisanship and championing liberal policies just hours after the Democrat vowed to find common ground with Wisconsin’s
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv-elect Tony Evers urged Wisconsinites to come together as he and his team begin the transition to the office. Speaking to reporters in Fitchburg, Evers said he’ll be announcing details of
Beyond the vote totals, who were the election’s other big winners and losers?
Election night went into the morning as both sides waited for the results, but in the end the Democratic Party prevailed in each of the statewide elections. The only remaining question is whether the final results would fall within the margin necessary for a recount in the race for governor and attorney general.
It’s impossible to overstate how much those who yearn for a return to a more united Wisconsin owe to Tony Evers, our humble and bookish governor-elect, and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a routinely underestimated liberal from Madison with steely optimism and Midwestern authenticity.
The major implication of Tony Evers’ victory over Scott Walker is that the new Democratic governor will force a fair redistricting after the 2020 Census.
Walker’s loss hurts in a much more acute way than I think any election loss has ever hurt before because of what it ultimately represents—an end to eight years of conservative governance in this state in which many of us were far more personally invested than perhaps any in our lifetimes.
Cheer for what you can, but don’t forget to buckle down and be forced to work even harder to bring the US back to a nation its own citizens, much less the world, can respect and admire. We didn’t do that Nov. 6 and have to try try again.
On the Daily Standard podcast, host Charlie Sykes discusses the midterms with Weekly Standard chief elections analyst David Byler and senior writer Michael Warren.
The election results would have been completely different if not for this.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos warned Gov.-elect Tony Evers to avoid partisanship and championing liberal policies just hours after the Democrat vowed to find common ground with Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature. The comments from Vos, who yesterday said he’d
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv-elect Tony Evers urged Wisconsinites to come together as he and his team begin the transition to the office. Speaking to reporters in Fitchburg, Evers said he’ll be announcing details of his transition team in the coming days, but said no
Beyond the vote totals, who were the election’s other big winners and losers?
Election night went into the morning as both sides waited for the results, but in the end the Democratic Party prevailed in each of the statewide elections. The only remaining question is whether the final results would fall within the margin necessary for a recount in the race for governor and attorney general.