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2016 Postmortem

Bake

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25. The whole point is to make sure Walker DOESN'T win!

Reply to cliffordu (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 01:17 PM

Jun 2012

To do that, you have to pull out all the stops.

Ooh, but if Walker wins, it looks bad for Obama ...

So we write off Wisconsin rather than actually give it everything ... got it.

Bake

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Anyone see BIG ED segment on getting in the Obama teams ass for not coming to Wisconsin [View all] bigdarryl May 2012 OP

I think Clinton will have to do... movonne May 2012 #1

Bill Clinton will be going there. I know WI is important but I'm thinking POTUS has a full plate.n/ monmouth May 2012 #2

My concern is that if the recall fails, Obama might lose support in the state this fall. Laurian May 2012 #3

He DOES have a campaign of his own to run Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #4

, Jamaal510 May 2012 #5

I notice the order in which Jakes Progress May 2012 #6

The ordering was entirely random Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #10

So the goal is to be like any modern president. Jakes Progress May 2012 #11

I want him to be him Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #17

What if he believes Jakes Progress Jun 2012 #18

Seeing that he is, you know, a politician Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #19

How very sensible. Jakes Progress Jun 2012 #21

The two situations aren't exactly analogous IMHO Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #22

But your HO is not turning out to be reality. Jakes Progress Jun 2012 #23

FRankly Darryl, I think Clinton IS the best strategy... noel711 May 2012 #7

Really? Ed as clueless as the political novices of DU? JNelson6563 May 2012 #8

Ed's wrong on this - cliffordu May 2012 #9

The whole point is to make sure Walker DOESN'T win! Bake Jun 2012 #25

Obama going to WI would fire up the Rs as much as the Ds. No point in him going there. And jenmito Jun 2012 #26

Well, let's certainly not do anything to offend the Rs! Bake Jun 2012 #27

I never said it would offend the Rs. I said it would fire them up. There's a HUGE difference. jenmito Jun 2012 #28

I think everybody already knows that the President is a Democrat and a black man. Bake Jun 2012 #30

Who said they didn't know that? Why do you keep setting up strawmen to knock down? jenmito Jun 2012 #31

You are not getting it. cliffordu Jun 2012 #32

Oh god, we couldn't risk that!! Bake Jun 2012 #33

Lol half of the time Ed doesn't have a clue what he is talking about. grantcart May 2012 #12

Is that necessary? milwaukeelib33 May 2012 #13

Do you think it helps when someone is very very loud but wrong. grantcart Jun 2012 #14

+1 Happydayz Jun 2012 #16

If Obama isn't going, you know there is a reason he isn't going... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #15

I agree ... Bill Clinton will do good ... littlewolf Jun 2012 #20

Ed should shut his mouth. Big mistake if he goes!! center rising Jun 2012 #24

This afternoon Ed said that this was for Wisconsin to take care of. LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #29