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Wisconsin

ladym55

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1. It's likely gerrymandering

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sat Dec 8, 2012, 08:46 PM

Dec 2012

That was the case in Ohio. Rethuglicans carefully drew districts that allowed them to control the state legislature. They also sent mostly Rethugs back to Congress even though more Democratic ballots were cast than Republican.

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Have Badger State DU'ers come up with an explanation for this? [View all] Ken Burch Dec 2012 OP

It's likely gerrymandering ladym55 Dec 2012 #1

Hopefully, if Obama gets to fill some more judicial vacancies Ken Burch Dec 2012 #2

Lots of gerrymandering LTR Dec 2012 #7

Also no more straight party ballots, possible corrupted software (like Diebold) + corrupted locals bobthedrummer Dec 2012 #12

Easy. Both Baldwin & Obama were elected in a statewide vote. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #3

The 2010 election......the gift that just keeps giving. yourout Dec 2012 #8

VOTE STEALING Pharaoh Dec 2012 #4

I hated the outcome of the recall, but how was it stolen? Bonduel Dec 2012 #11

Gerrymandering plus rural count for some state local results elfin Dec 2012 #5

I agree, it's really hard to be here if you have a memory of what was HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #6

Low information voter schizophrenia helped as well. sybylla Dec 2012 #9

I asked the same question, and a possible explanation was given about the Republicans midnight Dec 2012 #10