Will we have any certainty this evening in Wisconsin? N/T

[lies and propaganda]

[rfranklin]

1. No, it will be resolved by a 5-4 vote in the SCOTUS...

based on the non-precedent of Bush v. Gore.

[Scootaloo]

2. Some people aren't happy unless they have something to be miserable about n/t

[rfranklin]

8. Some people have no sense of irony...

You have inside info that Barret has this one in the bag? If so please share with the rest of us who have lived through all the Republican dirty tricks.

[elleng]

3. Probably not;

more like Wisc Sup Ct.

[lies and propaganda]

5. Really hoping it doesnt have to come to that.

[elleng]

9. Same here, really;

just contributing a bit of the legal practicality.

[cthulu2016]

4. Unfortunately, yes

Walker will probably win comfortably

[lies and propaganda]

6. DEFINITELY not the outcome I am looking for.

ugh, if wins, and especially if he wins handedly, FUCK.

[cthulu2016]

7. Me neither

But I do not dismiss all information that goes against my hopes and there is no evidence upon which to base a different conclusion.

There is information that can be spun into hope, like turnout reports. But I do not know of any reason to expect Walker not to win in the low to mid single digits.

The beauty of being a pessimist is that when I'm wrong it is usually a good thing. I would be absolutely thrilled if Walker loses. If I prayed I would pray for it.

(And I am quite sure that not one single Democratic voter in Wisconsin will read this post and decide based on it not to vote, so I have no reason to pretend to have a different prediction.)

To me, the last hope was a surprise in the morning exit polls, but the reactions of the TV people who know those numbers (but won't reveal them) make me confident that Walker had a good morning.