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Wisconsin Primary Results (U.S. Senate, etc.)
Journal Sentinal ^ | 8/14/12 | self

Posted on 08/14/2012 6:19:46 PM PDT by randita

Discuss the Wisconsin races, especially the race for the GOP U.S. Senate candidate.

(Excerpt) Read more at jsonline.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: gopprimary; live; neumann; online; primary; tommythompson; ussenate; wi2012; wisconsin
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21 posted on 08/14/2012 7:10:02 PM PDT by randita (Paul Ryan is "Mr. Smith goes to Washington.")
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To: Skulllspitter; fieldmarshaldj; randita

You make a fair point. If Hovde wins the primary, he deserves support.

Here is the latest tally:

Eric Hovde 27,088
Tommy Thompson 26,664
Mark Neumann 20,566
Jeff Fitzgerald 10,279

It’s going to be a long night in Wisconsin.


22 posted on 08/14/2012 7:10:27 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Obama and Company lied, the American economy died)
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To: Clintonfatigued
Short night for Neumann and Fitzgerald.

Neumann should never run again. If he wants to make a public policy difference he can wrangle an appointment to something and reform it.

Fitzgerald I'm convinced was running to lay the groundwork for a future race and/or being ready to fill the vaccuum if Hovde hadn't caught on. He could have raised more money if he was really all in.

23 posted on 08/14/2012 7:16:08 PM PDT by Skulllspitter
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To: Skulllspitter

I agree - just like Ron Johnson was in 2010 Hovde is an unproven gamble - one that I was willing to take to get someone other than a washed up GOP establishment candidate. If Hovde can beat Tommy with the conservative vote split three ways he more than deserves support.


24 posted on 08/14/2012 7:18:00 PM PDT by MissH
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To: Skulllspitter

Is Fitz in the same CD as Paul Ryan? An appointment to the House wouldn’t be a bad consolation prize if Ryan wins VP.


25 posted on 08/14/2012 7:18:24 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("I love to hear you talk talk talk, but I hate what I hear you say."-Del Shannon)
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To: Skulllspitter; randita; fieldmarshaldj; Impy; AuH2ORepublican; afraidfortherepublic

Again, you make good points.

Tommy Thompson is pulling slightly ahead now, with around 915 precincts reporting out of over 3,500:

Thompson 61,281
Hovde 57,620
Neumann 41,344
Fitzgerald 23,406

Maybe Fitzgerald will succeed Paul Ryan in the House.


26 posted on 08/14/2012 7:20:49 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Obama and Company lied, the American economy died)
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To: randita
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27 posted on 08/14/2012 7:22:54 PM PDT by randita (Paul Ryan is "Mr. Smith goes to Washington.")
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To: mrsmith

As someone who’s remote sense of humor often goes unappreciated, I wanted to acknowledge your fine efforts here....

LOL!


28 posted on 08/14/2012 7:28:18 PM PDT by G Larry (Progressives are Regressive because their objectives devolve to the lowest common denominator.)
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To: Dr. Sivana
An appointment to the House wouldn’t be a bad consolation prize if Ryan wins VP.

Unlike the Senate, there are no appointments to the House.

Congressmen must be elected.

Ryan will evidently stand for election as Vice-President and for Congress in his district. If he is elected to the Veep slot, there will be a special election to elect his successor.

29 posted on 08/14/2012 7:33:44 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: Dr. Sivana

You can’t be appointed to the House. If Ryan is VP there will be a special election.


30 posted on 08/14/2012 7:34:10 PM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: okie01

Crazy thing being that we could well lose the district in a special election. Wouldn’t that be insane....


31 posted on 08/14/2012 7:37:55 PM PDT by MNlurker
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To: Dr. Sivana

Believe Fitzgerald lives in Dodge Co. (explains why he won that one) which is split between CDs 5 (Sensenbrenner) and 6 (Petri). Both have been in Congress forever and presumably will consider voluntary retirement in the next few decades.


32 posted on 08/14/2012 7:40:17 PM PDT by Skulllspitter
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33 posted on 08/14/2012 7:42:20 PM PDT by randita (Paul Ryan is "Mr. Smith goes to Washington.")
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To: MNlurker

Possible but I wouldn’t bet on it.


34 posted on 08/14/2012 7:44:07 PM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: Skulllspitter

Thanks for the info on Fitz. He’s too good a man to be out of a job.

I think this is going to go for Thompson because he gets his 30+ % statewide, while Hovde has pockets of weakness where his extensive advertising did not reach so well (NW WI).


35 posted on 08/14/2012 7:45:02 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("I love to hear you talk talk talk, but I hate what I hear you say."-Del Shannon)
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To: Dr. Sivana

I have to take that back a little. Thompson is running third in a number of NE counties.


36 posted on 08/14/2012 7:46:36 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("I love to hear you talk talk talk, but I hate what I hear you say."-Del Shannon)
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To: randita
Looks very good for Thompson now.

Neumann's late push may have been just enough to give Tommy the win.

37 posted on 08/14/2012 7:47:22 PM PDT by Skulllspitter
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To: randita

One lesson from this is that the Tea Party Express in and of itself doesn’t really move the needle. This was not a great race for them to go all in. Palin was wise to let it play out. There is good and bad about each possible outcome.


38 posted on 08/14/2012 7:48:02 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("I love to hear you talk talk talk, but I hate what I hear you say."-Del Shannon)
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To: randita; Clintonfatigued; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy

So many fools wasted their votes on Fitz they guy running last in every poll.

Not that I’m rooting against (or for) TT but most freepers seem to be way against him so they should’ve voted for Hovde not split the tea party vote.


39 posted on 08/14/2012 7:50:35 PM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: randita

U.S. Senate - GOP Primary
August 14, 2012 - 09:40PM CT
Wisconsin - 1808 of 3516 Precincts Reporting - 51%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Thompson , Tommy GOP 106,579 34%
Hovde , Eric GOP 98,186 31%
Neumann , Mark GOP 72,742 23%
Fitzgerald , Jeff GOP 39,644 13%

I believe Thompson is too far ahead to be caught given what is left to count.


40 posted on 08/14/2012 7:50:56 PM PDT by Combat_Liberalism
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