It's early but it looks like Michels is our opponent

[MessiahRp]

Crazy Freepers still think that the war monger image is the way to go in an election. Fear us! Vote for Republicans or Die!
:puke:

I hate Right Wingers.

Rp

[eyesroll]

1. At least wingnuttery is harder to sell statewide.

It looks like Panzer is getting her butt kicked as well (it's still early).

I suppose the one consolation is that Grothman in the Senate won't be as powerful as Panzer in the Senate (and maybe the Dem write-in will get enough to put her on the ballot in November and actually challenge Grothman).

Jeez...none of my predictions except Kennedy is even close right now (I guessed Flynn in the 4th, due solely to turnout and Darrow due to name recognition, and I expected Panzer to pull it out at least a little...)

[theshadow]

3. I think the GOP will use Grothman...

...long enough to get TABOR and concealed carry passed, then put him on the back bench. What bothers me is who the wingnuts are going to put in Panzer's place as majority leader.

[Big Al from WI]

5. Scott Fitzgerald is the rumor

for majority leader.

[Big Al from WI]

9. Check that, Jeff Fitzgerald

Scott Fitzgerald is his brother in the Assembly.

[Zynx]

2. I hope that the nutty Michels hurts Bush.

He very well might.

[theshadow]

4. I'm really surprised...

.... that he's beating Darrow by that wide a margin. I would have prefered to see Darrow get the nomination and watch him flinch and stutter in the debates.

[TheMightyFavog]

6. Oh, well

Feingold should have no trouble with Michels.

[theshadow]

8. I think you're right.

Michels is going to stick to the neo-con script, and although it played well here in Washington County I don't that will be the case statewide.

[TheMightyFavog]

7. NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Wisconsin Assembly District 89 - Democrat

Bruce Berman

725


58%
Don Peterlin

523


42%

Precincts Reporting: 84%

shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit!!!!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: Gard's gonna be a shoo-in if Berman gets the nod!

[WI_DEM]

10. Michel seemed to me to be the most dangerous opponent

why? he's loaded and has no record to attack.

[Zynx]

11. He is more formidable than Darrow would have been.

[sybylla]

14. Agreed, but he's seriously radical right - on the edge of insane right

Oh, he comes across all nice and fuzzy (jarhead fuzzy) in his commercials but visit one of his rally's and it's obvious.

If Russ can manage to point that out to the state, I don't think he'll get to far.

[LTR]

12. This is a shocker

I was sure it would have been Darrow.

But, as they say, the hardcore RWers are the ones who show up to vote in the primaries.

Still think Michels won't stand a chance against Feingold. Hardcore RWers don't win in Wisconsin. And Feingold's running an excellent campaign. His commercials are pure class, and answer his opponents' charges (Patriot Act) very well.

GO RUSS!!!

[Nikia]

13. I think that he stands less of a chance than Darrow against Feingold

Darrow probably would have gotten more mainstream, Centralist votes. Michels probably won't be getting many of those. Feingold should be able to easily win.

[goddess40]

15. Michel's ad

Michel had the worst ad of the campaign. If you didn't see it it had his wife and kids huddling together in a dark room. The text was how Michel's would vote with * on everything to protect us from "terrists". Pretty cheesy. I do think he was the strongest candidate as he is rich, a veteran and fairly articulate. The Repubs have already given him $35,000 to kick start his campaign.