1:01 AM: Pasch party ends in confusion
Rep. Sandy Pasch’s campaign gathering in Brown Deer ended in confusion after an upbeat atmosphere earlier in the night.
Shortly before 11:30 p.m., Pasch made a brief two-minute statement to her supporters. She asked them to remain at the election night party and enjoy themselves.
Before Pasch’s speech, Graeme Zielinski of the state Democratic Party gave a statement to reporters alleging votes in Waukesha Co. had been “tampered” with and he said County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus was “sitting on votes.”
After Pasch’s speech, the situation at the party became confusing. The candidate was not seen or heard from after the brief speech and she left the party without giving a concession speech.
Representatives from her campaign said at first there would be no more statements from the Pasch campaign.
Those representatives said the campaign was reviewing numbers, particularly those from Waukesha County. At the time there appeared to be no intention by the campaign to concede this evening.
However, WisPolitics has confirmed Pasch did call Sen. Alberta Darling to concede and the campaign later released a statement from Pasch saying the campaign “fell short” of its desired result.
— By Arthur W. Thomas
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