Democrats Score Special Election Upset In Wisconsin GOP Stronghold
Source: HuffPo
Democrat Patty Schactner won a special election for a state Senate seat in Wisconsin Tuesday, scoring a huge upset victory for her party in a district that President Donald Trump handily captured just over a year ago.
It was the latest in a string of election victories for Democrats since Trump took office, and a sign of hope for the party that the energy from the base and frustration with the president could lead to more wins in November.
The Associated Press reported that with nearly all returns in, Schactner, the the chief medical examiner for St. Croix County, was winning by more than 1,600 votes.
Republican Sheila Harsdorf held the seat since 2001, but she left in November to become Gov. Scott Walkers (R) agriculture secretary. In 2016, Harsdorf won reelection by 26 percentage points, and Trump beat Hillary Clinton by 17 points. Republican Mitt Romney also won the district in 2012.
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highplainsdem
(49,035 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,145 posts)I first thought that meant 100 years. It means 18.
highplainsdem
(49,035 posts)dhill926
(16,355 posts)Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Won by 1600 votes!
In a repub district.
In Walker's State.
Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)It's great to see the momentum continue to build.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)MLAA
(17,328 posts)PatrickforO
(14,587 posts)Gosh, let's hope so!
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)H2O Man
(73,605 posts)Great news!
Jane Austin
(9,199 posts)That is good news!
marble falls
(57,208 posts)Initech
(100,102 posts)As Thor says, let us celebrate this one with revels!
PJMcK
(22,048 posts)Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)Need to stay on course here in WI for midterms.
HuskyOffset
(890 posts)It would be fantastic to get rid of Walker & flip the legislature.
pecosbob
(7,543 posts)must have been an official holiday in Russia.
questionseverything
(9,659 posts)... Desi Doyen said on 10/17/2017 @ 4:00 pm PT...
Hi, Karen --- It was actually DHS, specifically acting undersecretary Jeanette Manfra, who acknowledged that DHS had not conducted a forensic examination on any individual voting machine during her testimony at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on June 21, 2017. The relevant segment starts at about 58 minutes:
https://www.c-span.org/v...ted-russia-2016-election
Here's Brad's article on it: http://bradblog.com/?p=12192. More on it can also be found here.
Desi
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BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)Ellipsis
(9,124 posts)iluvtennis
(19,872 posts)democrank
(11,104 posts)Congratulations Patty Schactner.
riversedge
(70,302 posts)surprised that this district was flipped. It is a well off district with lots of transplants from suburbs of Mpls. But sure am happy.
lkinwi
(1,477 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)the end of conservative control in many places, especially Washington DC
bucolic_frolic
(43,287 posts)When we think our votes mean something, we can move mountains!!
Start a series of wins and the forgotten and dejected begin to have hope
THROTTLE UP!!!
demmiblue
(36,885 posts)jimlup
(7,968 posts)We have to do our best to make it as BIG as possible!
dae
(3,396 posts)LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)in Republican strongholds. Since we can't call them out.... You know who you are..
"We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" (Ned Flanders parents)
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,607 posts)Retweeted by Dave Weigel: https://twitter.com/daveweigel
This is an incredibly good summary of @PattyforSenate win in WI last night by @jameshohmann. It nails why Patty won, the flood of GOP cash, and how bad this is for Republicans.
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The Daily 202: Unexpected defeat in rural Wisconsin special election sets off alarm bells for Republicans
By James Hohmann January 17 at 7:29 AM
With Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve.
THE BIG IDEA: Ten months is an eternity in politics, but a stunning Democratic victory Tuesday in a special election deep in the heart of Trump country suggests a blue tsunami could be forming.
President Trump became the first Republican to carry Wisconsin in a presidential election since Ronald Reagan by running up his score in places like the rural 10th state Senate district, which includes a swath of five counties between Eau Claire and Superior along the Minnesota border.
Trump won there by 17 points in 2016. A special election was triggered when Gov. Scott Walker tapped a popular state senator, who had held the seat since 2000, to become his agriculture secretary. Last night, Democratic candidate Patty Schachtner won by nine points.
-- Wisconsin conservative talk radio legend Charlie Sykes, a Trump critic, called the results ominous and said his prominent friends inside the GOP are freaking out:
Genuinely stunning setback for GOP in Wisconsin. Hard to overstate the anxiety this will cause...
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James Hohmann is a national political correspondent for The Washington Post. Follow @jameshohmann
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)riversedge
(70,302 posts)Taniel Verified account @Taniel
6h6 hours ago
Scott Walker's quick reaction to the huge swings Wisconsin Dems enjoyed tonight (+ ?25%) underlines what's at stake here *this* Nov: Walker's 3rd term.
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Resolve.Action.Love @Snowman55403
7h7 hours ago
Replying to @Taniel
That's quite the Twitter panic attack Walker is having 😆
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areyoukiddingme
? @mhickey187
7h7 hours ago
Replying to @Taniel
Guy gave $4.5b away to bribe a foreign company to come to Wisconsin. Hes going to have problems with that.
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Kelley Powers
? @kelleysgators
7h7 hours ago
Replying to @Taniel
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Starla Paris
? @askcoachparis
6h6 hours ago
Replying to @Taniel @SykesCharlie
Whatever....Scott Walker...Nov 2018 will usher in a new career for you. Start planning now.
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The ResiSTANCE
? @frankie5563
7h7 hours ago
Replying to @Taniel
*Sniff sniff*
smells like panic
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Lieutenant Kijé ? @BrianLemaire2
42m42 minutes ago
Replying to @Taniel
Wake Up Call: @ScottWalker cut almost 30% of funding from the University of Wisconsin once the jewel among the nation's public universities. I guess some of their liberal profs rubbed him the wrong way.
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RJ20151
? @agustuspinel
8h8 hours ago
Of the 5 state legislature special elections tonight, the democrats leave with a gain of +1. That gain being #SD10 in Wisconsin. GOP held onto seats in SC, Iowa as well as #AD58 in Wisconsin though margins decreased in all. Democrats held onto WI #AD66 as well. #FlipItBlue
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Dianna A. liked Ryan Lebica
? @Ryan_Lebica
8h8 hours ago
Replying to @ActorAaronBooth @WisDems
#AD58 sits in the mid of the reddest County in WI & one of the reddest outside the south. A result like this proves @WisDems & @dnc as a whole.
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Aaron Booth
? @ActorAaronBooth
9h9 hours ago
If anyone is wondering, the turnout was 12.49%.
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Taniel
?Verified account @Taniel
7h7 hours ago
4 elections in deeply Trump districts tonight. All saw huge swing toward Dems compared to 2016 pres results. Using @dkelections district #s:
SC #HD99: +15% net swing toward Dems
IA #HD06: +18%
WI #SD10: +24% or +27%
WI #AD58: +25%
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