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The Real Winner on Tuesday
Author: BobR Date: 06/06/2012 11:35:00

Yesterday was another primary day. Five states held primaries for the Republican candidates. If you weren't aware of them or the results, it's because 95% of the attention from the media was on the recall election in Wisconsin. As anyone reading this is already aware, it did not go well for those hoping to see Governor Walker lose his job. The real winner yesterday, though, was not any particular person.

We'll get to that in a minute. First, though, those pesky primary results. As one might expect, Romney took all 5 states. What's interesting is his margins. In all of the states, Ron Paul got is requisite 10-15% result from his small but fervent fan base. Romney did not get 85-90% though. In Montana and South Dakota, he only got mid 60s. There were still sizeable contingents casting votes for Santorum and Gingrich, even though they are not in the race. This is not a good vote of confidence for Romney. How this plays out in November remains to be seen.

The reason that not too much can be read into this is the same reason that not too much can be read into the recall election. Scott Walker retained his governorship by approximately the same percentage as when he was originally elected. Polling prior to Tuesday showed that to be the case, but hope springs eternal. This doesn't really spell doom and gloom for President Obama because exit polling also showed that the majority of voters would still be voting for him in November:

Obama led Romney by a 9 percent margin in the final exit polling — a note of encouragement for Democrats looking ahead toward November — and the president's campaign director in Wisconsin said the outcome was "a testament to all of those individuals who talked to their friends, neighbors, and colleagues about the stakes in this election of how close this contest was."

The recall and the results may have humbled Walker a bit:

Walker, making a pivot toward healing his state's raw wounds, acknowledged that he might have "rushed" his pursuit of reforms early in his terms before consulting with political opponents.

So now Walker wants to have a cookout with the state congress to smooth over the ruffled feathers and work together. He's going to have to be a bit more conciliatory, now that the Dems control the state senate:

At 2 a.m., Racine County posted full results online, supporting former Sen. John Lehman victory declaration at his election night party. Sen. Van Wanggaard, who was facing recall, sent everyone home an hour before Lehman's announcement.

Former Sen. John Lehman was the only Democrat on the recall ballots to declare victory.

At 12:53 a.m., he dedicated his victory to all the hard work and hours of service from volunteers who led the recall efforts in the 21st Senate District, where they went after Sen. Van Wanggaard, who had defeated Lehman in November 2010.

The final vote totals were posted after 1:30 a.m., and by 2 a.m., district-wide unofficial results stood at:

Wanggaard: 35,476
Lehman: 36,255

This win gives Democrats control of the State Senate. These results remain unofficial until they are certified.

Walker should also give pause to consider what it cost him to essentially get the people who voted for him previously to vote for him again. He had to spend 10 times the amount Bennett spent to essentially maintain the status quo:

http://www.motherjones.com/files/images/walker-barrett.png

This is a clear indicator of the role of money in this year's campaigns. We saw this coming with the Citizen's United ruling, and the reality is here now. If marketeers and advertisers can get you to spend money on dubious products you don't really need, they can certainly get the electorate to vote against their own interests, provided there's enough money for advertising.

Clearly, there is.

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Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 12:57:02

Bobber, thanks for pointing out that while Walker won the recall it is hollow victory. Do the Repbulicans control the Wisconsin senate? Nope. Good going Dems on those bottom of the ticket recall votes!.

Comment by

velveeta jones on 06/06/2012 13:01:09

Great post. And the chart of corporate contributions from out of state shows the real truth! Our focus should be overturning CU.

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 13:01:22

Inside voice please, loud and immature young nerd-girl co-worker.

Comment by

velveeta jones on 06/06/2012 13:01:49

Oh, hey! I'm actually online this a.m. I don't really.... know why? Hahahaha.

Comment by

wickedpam on 06/06/2012 13:02:05

Morning

Wisconsin has given me a sad this morning

http://beyondcewt.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/11.jpg

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 13:06:31

Quote by velveeta jones:
Oh, hey! I'm actually online this a.m. I don't really.... know why? Hahahaha.

Hello and good morning dearest Velveeta!

Good morning everyone!

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 13:15:30

BTW, Scoop. thanks for the blog last night, you did great!

Also, Scoop? have you gotten in touch with Shane yet? He'd ;like to try to meet up with you at net roots.

Comment by

velveeta jones on 06/06/2012 13:20:00

Well, it helps that I have access to a computer. It's so rare that I do. that might have something to do with it.

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 13:28:48

Quote by velveeta jones:
Well, it helps that I have access to a computer. It's so rare that I do. that might have something to do with it.

I like when you have access to the internets!

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 13:46:24

Say what? Romeny's email was hacked?

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 13:47:37

I swear to Christ I am about one step away from call somebody a bloody fucking stupid mico-cepheltic, inbred half-wit!

Comment by

BobR on 06/06/2012 13:50:48

Quote by Mondobubba:
I swear to Christ I am about one step away from call somebody a bloody fucking stupid mico-cepheltic, inbred half-wit!

I take it you won't be winning Miss Congeniality this year...

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 13:51:22

Quote by Mondobubba:
I swear to Christ I am about one step away from call somebody a bloody fucking stupid mico-cepheltic, inbred half-wit!

Well that probably wouldn't prove to be very productive. I'd suggest a nice tea with a side of douch-knob crackers.

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 13:55:48

Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
I swear to Christ I am about one step away from call somebody a bloody fucking stupid mico-cepheltic, inbred half-wit!

Well that probably wouldn't prove to be very productive. I'd suggest a nice tea with a side of douch-knob crackers.

Mmmm douche-knob crackers. Nom nom nom!

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 13:58:27

Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
I swear to Christ I am about one step away from call somebody a bloody fucking stupid mico-cepheltic, inbred half-wit!

I take it you won't be winning Miss Congeniality this year...

Oddly I am know for always being upbeat and very friendly. Ironic, isn't it?

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 14:02:25

Velveeta wrote about LGBT and the NFL a few months ago, and this interview made me think about that post. This was a great interview.

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 14:11:42

Bobber, I assume when you are developing database email clients if two people have the same name you really should set up a way to diferentiate between them. Our SQL developers must have missed that class.

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 14:19:15

IF this is true, and I suspect ABC is reporting it because it is -- Jerry Sandusky needs to go away forever. This is disgusting beyond my comprehension.

I really wish they would have kept the victim names anonymous, but I also really believe that they are VERY brave and courageous for continuing on. Sandusky needs to go away.

Comment by

Scoopster on 06/06/2012 14:27:43

Mornin' all..

We don't have a sigh emoticon?

http://www.chatslang.com/images/shortcuts/yahoo_messenger/sigh.gif

Quote by Raine:
BTW, Scoop. thanks for the blog last night, you did great!

Also, Scoop? have you gotten in touch with Shane yet? He'd ;like to try to meet up with you at net roots.

Nooo I haven't!!

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 14:29:03

Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all..

We don't have a sigh emoticon?

Quote by Raine:
BTW, Scoop. thanks for the blog last night, you did great!

Also, Scoop? have you gotten in touch with Shane yet? He'd ;like to try to meet up with you at net roots.

Nooo I haven't!!

you have his email address?

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 14:32:44

RIP Ray Bradbury.

Comment by

wickedpam on 06/06/2012 14:36:11

Quote by Raine:
RIP Ray Bradbury.

what? no!

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 14:43:11

Quote by Raine:
IF this is true, and I suspect ABC is reporting it because it is -- Jerry Sandusky needs to go away forever. This is disgusting beyond my comprehension.

I really wish they would have kept the victim names anonymous, but I also really believe that they are VERY brave and courageous for continuing on. Sandusky needs to go away.

Couldn't finish it. Ewwww?

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 14:43:29

Quote by Raine:
RIP Ray Bradbury.

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 14:46:14

Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Raine:
IF this is true, and I suspect ABC is reporting it because it is -- Jerry Sandusky needs to go away forever. This is disgusting beyond my comprehension.

I really wish they would have kept the victim names anonymous, but I also really believe that they are VERY brave and courageous for continuing on. Sandusky needs to go away.

Couldn't finish it. Ewwww?

Sandusky make pedophiles look bad.

THAT is how awful he is to me.

Comment by

Scoopster on 06/06/2012 14:46:17

Quote by Raine:
Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all..

We don't have a sigh emoticon?

Quote by Raine:
BTW, Scoop. thanks for the blog last night, you did great!

Also, Scoop? have you gotten in touch with Shane yet? He'd ;like to try to meet up with you at net roots.

Nooo I haven't!!
you have his email address?

Nope I don't, but I'm pretty sure I can reach him on Facebook.

...that is if Facebook would stop gimping!

It hasn't been working properly for me all morning.

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 14:47:30

Quote by Scoopster:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all..

We don't have a sigh emoticon?

Quote by Raine:
BTW, Scoop. thanks for the blog last night, you did great!

Also, Scoop? have you gotten in touch with Shane yet? He'd ;like to try to meet up with you at net roots.

Nooo I haven't!!
you have his email address?

Nope I don't, but I'm pretty sure I can reach him on Facebook.

...that is if Facebook would stop gimping! It hasn't been working properly for me all morning.

I'll PM you his adee. He's rarely on the book of faces. Talked to him this morning and he thought you had his address...

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 14:58:20

Dr. Biden sounds VERY young! I really like her a lot.

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 15:07:40

Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Raine:
IF this is true, and I suspect ABC is reporting it because it is -- Jerry Sandusky needs to go away forever. This is disgusting beyond my comprehension.

I really wish they would have kept the victim names anonymous, but I also really believe that they are VERY brave and courageous for continuing on. Sandusky needs to go away.

Couldn't finish it. Ewwww?
Sandusky make pedophiles look bad.

THAT is how awful he is to me.

I am both

and

I hope I don't roll in the

as I

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 15:08:54

Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Raine:
IF this is true, and I suspect ABC is reporting it because it is -- Jerry Sandusky needs to go away forever. This is disgusting beyond my comprehension.

I really wish they would have kept the victim names anonymous, but I also really believe that they are VERY brave and courageous for continuing on. Sandusky needs to go away.

Couldn't finish it. Ewwww?
Sandusky makes pedophiles look bad.

THAT is how awful he is to me.

I am both and I hope I don't roll in the as I

Glad to be of service.

Comment by

Will in Chicago on 06/06/2012 15:17:03

BobR, thanks for a great blog. I think that we will see how the presidential campaign will play out. Plus, Walker has his legal woes to worry about.

In honor of a great author, I am posting this in memory of Ray Bradbury:

Author Ray Bradbury dies at 91
June 6, 2012 | 7:41 am

Author Ray Bradbury dies at 91
June 6, 2012 | 7:41 am

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Bradbury
Ray Bradbury, the writer whose expansive flights of fantasy and vividly rendered space-scapes have provided the world with one of the most enduring speculative blueprints for the future, has died. He was 91.

Bradbury's daughter confirmed his death to the Associated Press on Wednesday morning. She said her father died Tuesday night in Southern California.

Author of more than 27 novels and story collections â€” most famously â€œThe Martian Chronicles,â€ â€œFahrenheit 451,â€ â€œDandelion Wineâ€ and â€œSomething Wicked This Way Comesâ€ â€” and more than 600 short stories, Bradbury has frequently been credited with elevating the often maligned reputation of science fiction. Some say he singlehandedly helped to move the genre into the realm of literature.

â€œThe only figure comparable to mention would be [Robert A.] Heinlein and then later [Arthur C.] Clarke,â€ said Gregory Benford, a UC Irvine physics professor and Nebula Award-winning science fiction writer. â€œBut Bradbury, in the â€˜40s and â€˜50s, became the name brand.â€

I remember reading Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles and other works by Bradbury when I was young. I have a book on writing and will try to get back to my fiction soon. (In some good news, I got a $20 free lance writing assignment on E-Lance. So, I may have found a way to help keep things going this summer.)

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 15:30:55

Seriously. This is embarrassing. DON'T SLAP PEOPLE

KEERIST.

Comment by

livingonli on 06/06/2012 16:40:24

Good day, everyone. If Wisconsin proves anything it's that if Citizens United is not overturned we could truly be fucked. Interesting that despite Fox and the rest of the rightie media trying to get everyone in line that there is still a lack of enthusiasm for their candidate. In the Current update at Noon, the anchor said there was only a 57% turnout last night where a Democratic victory would have needed a 60-65% turnout to throw out Walker which shows while the Democratic base voted they didn't bring in the more casual working class voters to show up where the difference might have been made.

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 17:25:44

How precious! Sarah Palin has spoken on Walker's recall.

:eyeroll:

Comment by

wickedpam on 06/06/2012 17:28:57

Quote by Mondobubba:
How precious! Sarah Palin has spoken on Walker's recall.

:eyeroll:

wow she's looking old

Comment by

Scoopster on 06/06/2012 17:42:54

Quote by Mondobubba:
How precious! Sarah Palin has spoken on Walker's recall.

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 17:52:58

Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
How precious! Sarah Palin has spoken on Walker's recall.

:eyeroll:

wow she's looking old

New glasses too? What is up with all the tacky highlights?

Comment by

wickedpam on 06/06/2012 18:09:03

Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
How precious! Sarah Palin has spoken on Walker's recall.

:eyeroll:

wow she's looking old

New glasses too? What is up with all the tacky highlights?

that fringe is too heavy for her pinched up face too

Comment by

livingonli on 06/06/2012 18:14:52

The only burning question will be whether the 8th-seeded LA Kings will sweep out the Devils tonight which would relegate the Stanley Cup clincher to cable.

Comment by

BobR on 06/06/2012 19:06:25

Quote by Mondobubba:
How precious! Sarah Palin has spoken on Walker's recall.
:eyeroll:

per the headline "Walker win proves austerity will help our nation"

How do you get from A to B with THAT logic???

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 19:15:21

Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
How precious! Sarah Palin has spoken on Walker's recall.
:eyeroll:

per the headline "Walker win proves austerity will help our nation"

How do you get from A to B with THAT logic???

That's why it is soooo precious, Bobber. Bless Sarah's heart.

(Bob work with me! I am speaking Southern snide code)

Comment by

clintster on 06/06/2012 21:08:59

Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
How precious! Sarah Palin has spoken on Walker's recall.
:eyeroll:

per the headline "Walker win proves austerity will help our nation"

How do you get from A to B with THAT logic???

That's why it is soooo precious, Bobber. Bless Sarah's heart.

(Bob work with me! I am speaking Southern snide code)

God love 'er.

Mmmmm, cooked gooooose

:drool:

Comment by

Mondobubba on 06/06/2012 21:22:16

Quote by clintster:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
How precious! Sarah Palin has spoken on Walker's recall.
:eyeroll:

per the headline "Walker win proves austerity will help our nation"

How do you get from A to B with THAT logic???

That's why it is soooo precious, Bobber. Bless Sarah's heart.

(Bob work with me! I am speaking Southern snide code)

God love 'er.

Mmmmm, cooked gooooose :drool:

Well played, Clinster! So many ways to say something mean without actually being mean.

Comment by

Raine on 06/06/2012 23:14:41

Hey everyone! I'm back... did you miss me?

Can anyone else hear the audio in this you tube clip?

Comment by

wickedpam on 06/06/2012 23:51:03

Quote by Raine:
Hey everyone! I'm back... did you miss me?

Can anyone else hear the audio in this you tube clip?

Comment by

clintster on 06/07/2012 02:48:44

Some words of wisdom from a Mr. Brian Warner to end the day. The last couple of lines seem apropos:

The worms will live in every host
It's hard to pick which one they eat most
The horrible people, the horrible people
It's as anatomic as the size of your steeple
Capitalism has made it this way,
Old-fashioned fascism will take it away

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