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Hillary Clinton

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Apr 7, 2016, 08:53 AM Apr 2016

Thanks for nothing Wisconsin Sanders supporters. HRC ROOM [View all]

Why a race further down the Wisconsin ballot rattled Democrats

David Weigel

Justice Rebecca Bradley, left, and JoAnne Kloppenburg listen during a Wisconsin Supreme Court debate on March 15 at Marquette University in Milwaukee. (Greg Moore/AP)
Wisconsin's luckless Democrats, gerrymandered into a minority and unable to retire Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.), went into Tuesday night hoping for a breakthrough. They saw a decent chance to defeat Rebecca Bradley, a conservative justice appointed to the state Supreme Court by Walker. Her opponent, JoAnne Kloppenburg, nearly won a seat on the court in 2011, before late-counted ballots from conservative Waukesha County did her in. And Bradley took a crucially-timed hit when reporters and the advocacy group One Wisconsin Now revealed far-right newspaper columns, with impolitic fulminations about gay rights, from her college years.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/06/why-a-race-further-down-the-wisconsin-ballot-rattled-democrats/

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Thanks for nothing Wisconsin Sanders supporters. HRC ROOM [View all] hrmjustin Apr 2016 OP

Wisconsin is a political nightmare. It used to be a liberal haven, but now it's knuckledragger Nirva Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #1

yep they are real Democrats! Her Sister Apr 2016 #2

That is just shameful mcar Apr 2016 #15

yeah they just made their revolution a lil more impossible Her Sister Apr 2016 #18

Basically Bradley won because turnout in the GOP primary was larger than the Dem primary book_worm Apr 2016 #3

But the point is 15 percent of Sanders supporters refused to vote in the sc race. hrmjustin Apr 2016 #5

and also this: enormous drop-off Her Sister Apr 2016 #6

Viva la REVOLOOOOSHUN! BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #14

One note candidate Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2016 #25

I was so sad about JoAnn not getting the votes. riversedge Apr 2016 #4

Sorry, rivers.. I know how that would have meant for your state. Cha Apr 2016 #9

That is too bad.. sorry to hear that, Justin. Cha Apr 2016 #7

Just kinda horrible: Her Sister Apr 2016 #8

I knew Hillary spoke out for Joanne Kloppenburg.. I wonder if BS advocated for her? Cha Apr 2016 #11

From the link it sounds that he did in his last rally before the vote Her Sister Apr 2016 #13

Right. thank you. Cha Apr 2016 #22

A full 15% of Sanders Wisconsin support was pure ratf***ers CalvinballPro Apr 2016 #10

yep this is gonna be good proof for the Super Delegates to change their votes to BS Her Sister Apr 2016 #16

I sometimes wish I were a journalist, or at least a blogger. I'd love to see a post citing this news CalvinballPro Apr 2016 #20

BINGO! ^^^This!^^^ BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #17

Another strike against open primaries. nt CalvinballPro Apr 2016 #19

So the groupies show up for the headliner GusBob Apr 2016 #12

Bernie Inc. would just call that "collateral damage", I expect. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #21

argh!!!! Her Sister Apr 2016 #23

I wonder what the percentages normally look like. kjones Apr 2016 #24