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Still In Wisconsin

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9. No doubt you have identified two of the biggest causes of our current predicament.

Reply to still_one (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 11:14 AM

Jun 2017

The third is our dumpster fire of a State Dem. Party. And we just re-elected the same party leader (Martha Lanning) who oversaw the last fall election where Trump won, Johnson won, and the Republicans cemented their huge advantages in the State Capitol. Add to this the fact that we couldn't even come up with a candidate to oppose Walker's right wing Supreme Court judge, and there's not much reason for optimism in the short run.

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Johnson: I Never Said I Opposed Senate Repeal Bill, I Just Needed More Time [View all] turbinetree Jun 2017 OP

Senator,,,,,,, Cryptoad Jun 2017 #1

Can you imagine the outrage if a Dem had said awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #2

Johnson is a teabagger. He votes with Koch Brothers, Gov Walker and trump from riversedge Jun 2017 #3

and Wisconsin choose this idiot over Russ Feingold. Pathetic still_one Jun 2017 #4

Wisconsin is a deep red state now, just like Kansas. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #5

I don't consider it a deep red state, but definitely a purple state, whose politics have been hurt still_one Jun 2017 #6

No doubt you have identified two of the biggest causes of our current predicament. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #9

We will see what 2018 brings still_one Jun 2017 #12

Hopefully Tammy Baldwin can hold onto her seat. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #13

THIS. He was elected in the teabagger wave BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #16

Hey Johnson: Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #7

Bunch o' low information Fox news addicts and upper middle class racists. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #10

Talk radio big factor in rural votes HelenWheels Jun 2017 #17

Not bad ideas at all. We love our fish frys and beer on Fridays... Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #19

Progressive talk radio is now available in southeast Wisconsin dragonlady Jun 2017 #20

Thanks! I live in a different part of the state now, but family and friends are still around MKE Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #21

don't be deluisional he is not gonna vote no...buy a powerball...better odds dembotoz Jun 2017 #8

No doubt. He's posturing. He will fall in line. n/t Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #11

Johnson got bought. ananda Jun 2017 #14

Johnson votes no for all the wrong reasons. HelenWheels Jun 2017 #15

aka they got to him. Javaman Jun 2017 #18