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43. Here in Wisconsin, the entire state government was controlled by Democrats

Wed Nov 21, 2018, 10:04 AM

Nov 2018

in 2010. So there was no excuse of gerrymandering or voter suppression.
Too many on the Left decided to sit out that midterm election because they were pissed at Obama about one thing or another. As a result, the entire state government flipped to Republican control, Walker was first elected governor, and Russ Feingold was defeated. The GOP then proceeded to gerrymander the state in order to hold their power.
Nobody to blame but ourselves for that debacle.

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Here in Wisconsin, the entire state government was controlled by Democrats elocs Nov 2018 #43

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