Wisconsin votes
I tend to think the attack on labor in states like Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, New Hampshire, Missouri and others may indeed favor labor, and Democrats in 2012. Conversely, there will be little positive effect in Louisiana, Mississippi and states nearby. Wisconsin's governor was elected three times as Milwaukee County Executive, a Republican success story in a Democratic bastion. In 2008, he won with 59% of the vote. But last night the candidate supported by Democrats (the election is officially non-partisan) thumped his Republican state representative who supported the Governor's anti-labor agenda (61%-39%). Details at TPM (left leaning). There was also a race involving an incumbent, Republican supported supreme court justice. Not sure its the same as here, where you do not see many challenges to sitting judges, but I tend to bet it is. This race however was a proxy fight over the Governor's policies, and its too close to call with 99% of the vote counted.
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