Posted on 06/05/2012 7:58:50 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Veteran Senate Republican Leader Scott Fitzgerald has defeated Democrat Lori Compas in Tuesday's recall elections.
Democrats angry with Republican Gov. Scott Walker's contentious plan that all but ended most public workers' union rights forced the governor, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Fitzgerald and two other GOP senators into recalls. They also were trying to capture an open seat in Tuesday's elections.
Walker claimed he had to impose the union restrictions to balance the state budget. Democrats saw the moves as a direct attack on organized labor.
Compas, a Fort Atkinson photographer, has never held public office and faced a difficult fight against Fitzgerald. He has represented his southeastern Wisconsin district in the Senate for nearly two decades.
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This is another big victory, as Fitzgerald shepherded Scott Walker’s reforms through the state Senate. Incidentally, his brother, Jeff Fitzgerald, is running for the U.S. Senate. IMHO, the results give his candidacy a shot of credibility.
ping!
How are the others who were recalled doing?
Hope the GOP can keep the majority so Walker can continue to reform Wisconsin!
Sweet.
HUGE...simply HUGE!!!
The “psy-ops” rewards of WI WILL equal a GOP POTUS victory there in November...bet the farm on it!!!
District 21 is still not yet called, with 22% of the precincts and with Wanggaard-R at 62%.
If this goes the way of the 'rat, the media will have its marching orders tomorrow: "RATS WIN BIG, BREAK WI REPUBLICAN SENATE", on top of all the stories of a Walker win.
This is GREAT news. The libs wanted this seat nearly as much as they wanted the governor’s.
Now I’m happy, so I’ll just sit here being happy!
Ticks me off that they always refer to collective bargaining “rights”. They are NOT rights. That dimwit Shep Smith called them rights earlier today. Grrr.
http://www.campaigntodefeatobama.com/recallresults/
Latest Election Results
WALKER AND KLEEFISCH BEAT THE RECALL!! You did it!
STATE SENATE UPDATE: In the 13th district, Senate Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R) defeats liberal darling Lori Compas!
In the 21st district, Van Waangard (R) leads John Lehman (D) 62-38 with 22% reporting in the race predicted to be toughest for the GOP!
In the 23rd district, Terry Moulton (R) defeats Kristen Dexter!
In the 29th district, Jerry Petrowski (R) defeats Donna Seidl in the open seat vacated by Pam Galloway!
This is going to drive the du mmies ape sh*t
As of 2337 EDT, Racine Journal-Times website reports the 21st Senate District as:
STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 21
Van Wanggaard (R): 14566
John Lehman (D): 11881
33% of wards reporting
3 of 4 Senators have been won, none of 3 races were close.
Only race out is the one we’re worried about, Van Wanggaard.
He’s up big but only 22% of the vote in according to this
http://www.waow.com/category/239121/election-results
Come on now, let me go to bed happy.
On another FR thread:
To: Brown Deer
Lehmann has conceded to Wanggaard. Looks like a sweep!
52 posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2012 11:28:34 PM by onevoter
LOOKS like a CLEAN SWEEP.....Hip Hip Horray!
See # 14......Looks like all Republicans won!
It was a great day for American taxpayers!
“3 of 4 Senators have been won, none of 3 races were close.”
“Come on now, let me go to bed happy.”
Amen and Amen!
Obama must be smoking his ass off! He’s finished - this was the wake tonight.
2016 starts tonight for the Rats...Evan Bayh vs. Hillary! perhaps?
Yep, after tonight, 0bama is gonna be going through packs of Cools like crap goes through a goose.
{My thanks to Gen. Patton on the “crap through a goose”}.
Thank you for the heads up JulieRNR21!
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