Wisconsin Governor’s Race 2018 (Milwaukee, Wauwatosa: new construction, closing, costs)

[sub]

Originally Posted by timberline742

Solid control of the House is hardly a drip. Gaining 7 Governorships. Record setting gains for women and minorities as well. But whatever makes you feel better.

I personally don't care that much one way or the other. My day to day life will do what it does after every election: hardly change at all. As will most people's.
I still say it's nothing to brag about. It's one of the lowest midterm turnovers in modern history, unlike 2010.

[InnovativeAmerican]

Originally Posted by timberline742

Solid control of the House is hardly a drip. Gaining 7 Governorships. Record setting gains for women and minorities as well. But whatever makes you feel better.

Wisconsin Dems are seriously lucky it has Dane County, which continues to get bigger and bluer every election cycle. Dane literally offsets the rural losses for dems in WI, and Milwaukee County helps with that, too.

[ram2]

Originally Posted by timberline742

Solid control of the House is hardly a drip. Gaining 7 Governorships. Record setting gains for women and minorities as well. But whatever makes you feel better.

But lost a few senate seats.

[Empidonax]

Originally Posted by ram2

But lost a few senate seats.

There were significant wins on both sides of the aisle, and the wins largely reflect the ongoing, deep geographical divide in this country.

No surprise that places like North Dakota and other low-population, conservative states fell to the GOP camp and increased GOP standing in the Senate.

OTOH, the Dem control of the House and of more state governorships is significant. Also significant is the narrow margin by which some Republicans won in traditionally conservative places. Ted Cruz vs Beto? Cruz should have won that handily, but he really fought for it. The Florida governorship? That was really close.

On the flip side, the same can be said of some Dem victories. Evers won the Wisconsin governorship, but just barely. Similar situation in a couple of other states.

Ultimately, the election showed that Trump's support remains strong in his base locations, general GOP support is strong in places where you would expect it to be, and support for Dems (either pro-Dem or anti-Trump) continues to solidify where you would expect it to.

[timberline742]

Originally Posted by ram2

But lost a few senate seats.

Sure, but those were DINOS anyway for the most part. Right wingers. Not all were, but they were hardly progressive.

Originally Posted by InnovativeAmerican

Wisconsin Dems are seriously lucky it has Dane County, which continues to get bigger and bluer every election cycle. Dane literally offsets the rural losses for dems in WI, and Milwaukee County helps with that, too.

WISCONSIN is lucky it has Dane County. Without it, and to a lesser extent, Milwaukee, the state would be bankrupt. Dane funds the state.

[Vegabern]

Originally Posted by InnovativeAmerican

Wisconsin Dems are seriously lucky it has Dane County, which continues to get bigger and bluer every election cycle. Dane literally offsets the rural losses for dems in WI, and Milwaukee County helps with that, too.

Considering Milwaukee Co. and Dane Co. combined are almost 40% of the total population of Wisconsin, what makes you think our voice shouldn't matter? Just because most conservatives live in the middle of nowhere covering a larger geographic area doesn't mean there are actually more of them.

[Drewjdeg]

Originally Posted by InnovativeAmerican

Wisconsin Dems are seriously lucky it has Dane County, which continues to get bigger and bluer every election cycle. Dane literally offsets the rural losses for dems in WI, and Milwaukee County helps with that, too.

Madison has been the punching bag of the right for a decade in Wisconsin. They may want to reconsider that strategy after yesterday.

Source: I live in Dane County and voted for the Democratic ticket last night.

[strawflower]

Originally Posted by everwinter

Wisconsin is weird. Especially the county I live in. Statewide - Evers & Baldwin win. Yet the state assembly & state senate was mostly Republican. Also, most school referendums went through.

In my county Evers, Baldwin, & school referendum won by a landslide yet the the state assembly & state senate Republicans won by a landslide. I was a little worried when I left work & 2 of my outspoken liberal co-workers both said they were personally voting that way. So now we'll have chamber led Scott Fitzgerald vs Evers at a land lock & nothing will happen.

Gerrymandering will do that for you.

[InnovativeAmerican]

Originally Posted by Vegabern

Considering Milwaukee Co. and Dane Co. combined are almost 40% of the total population of Wisconsin, what makes you think our voice shouldn't matter? Just because most conservatives live in the middle of nowhere covering a larger geographic area doesn't mean there are actually more of them.

Wasn't saying your voices didn't matter. I'm a Democrat and used to live in Milwaukee!

[guidoLaMoto]

Originally Posted by Zenstyle

Well, done, Wisconsin!

(We Michiganders also threw out an anti-union knuckle-dragger as gov.)

LOL This always cracks me up when Lefties insult Righties this way over unions. Unions are communist organizations run by the Mafia. What could go wrong?