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elocs

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7. The roots of this lay in the 2010 midterm debacle when too many on the Left didn't vote,

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Nov 6, 2022, 06:40 PM

Nov 2022

and in 1 election the entire state flipped from total Democratic control to total Republican control which haunts us to this day. That's also the election where Ron Johnson beat Russ Feingold for the Senate seat for the first time.
Choices, meet consequences.

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Wisconsin Republicans Stand on the Verge of Total, Veto-Proof Power [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 OP

Thanks to the power of gerrymandering and voter suppression. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2022 #1

Yep. That's how winning approx. 50% of the vote can bring a veto-proof majority. n/t Mister Ed Nov 2022 #4

Don't forget the Koch bros. Meadowoak Nov 2022 #2

And Uileins, and the Bradley Foundation, among others. TheRealNorth Nov 2022 #3

It's not even 50-50 in state races. AllyCat Nov 2022 #5

Wisconsin is a test laboratory for oligarchs' buying power. Midnight Writer Nov 2022 #6

The roots of this lay in the 2010 midterm debacle when too many on the Left didn't vote, elocs Nov 2022 #7