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Scuba

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6. That's my Senator!

Reply to postulater (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 09:50 AM

Dec 2014

Interesting how a true liberal like Tammy manages to win a state-wide election in Wisconsin, but Republican-lite candidates like Mary Burke and Tom Barrett lose to right-wingers.

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Thank you Sen. Tammy Baldwin!! [View all] postulater Dec 2014 OP

Thank you Senator Tammy Baldwin sheshe2 Dec 2014 #1

She's the best thing to happen to Wisconsin in years. postulater Dec 2014 #3

To Wisconsin and to the US Senate and this Country. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #5

and I'll drink to that.....both are A W E S O M E a kennedy Dec 2014 #10

Well done. For those who say there is no difference between the parties, this Dem senator is giving okaawhatever Dec 2014 #2

The difference is Clear! LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #4

That's my Senator! Scuba Dec 2014 #6

It's also interesting that she didn't run in an "off-year" HereSince1628 Dec 2014 #7

Which leads me back to "why didn't Mike Tate insist the recall election wait 'til November?" Scuba Dec 2014 #8

Not a fan of Tate at all. But could he have made that happen? HereSince1628 Dec 2014 #11

He certainly could have advised that the election wait until November. He did not. Scuba Dec 2014 #12

I only encountered Tate a couple times...during my volunteering for Dean HereSince1628 Dec 2014 #14

But we lost Russ. :( postulater Dec 2014 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Odin2005 Dec 2014 #13