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Wisconsin

tblue

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2. What happened?

Reply to snacker (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 12:10 AM

May 2013

I feel for all the people who tried to recall Walker. They do not deserve this. But question: What happened to the Republicans losing the majority in the state senate? They had one reasonable member who often voted with the Democrats. At least, that's what John Nichols said at the time. What happened after that?

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ya get what ya vote for nt msongs May 2013 #1

Who here voted for this? What a bullshit, condescending response.nt Ed Suspicious May 2013 #4

Why don't you drop that bullshit? No one on this board voted for these guys. As I've posted ... Scuba May 2013 #5

Thank you, Scuba. snacker May 2013 #12

What happened? tblue May 2013 #2

Gerrymandering. mojowork_n May 2013 #3

Bingo. Scuba May 2013 #6

Direct answer to your question ewagner May 2013 #9

Also a tea bagged named Rick Gudex, with the help of buckets of outside money Ed Suspicious May 2013 #10

Thanks...that's the one I couldn't remember.. ewagner May 2013 #11

Thanks, snacker. Scuba May 2013 #7

They've been running anti-choice ads like crazy in MKE market for past couple months. PeaceNikki May 2013 #8

Where are these ads? Archae May 2013 #14

TV. Complete with a talking fetus. PeaceNikki May 2013 #15

I watch some Milwaukee TV, (I live in Sheboygan,) but haven't seen the ads. Archae May 2013 #16

They're big on TMJ during the early AM news. PeaceNikki May 2013 #17

K&R midnight May 2013 #13