Wisconsin Recall Elections: Democrats Look To Hold Seats In Two Races

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Wisconsin Recall Elections: Democrats Look To Hold Seats In Two Races
By SCOTT BAUER 08/16/11 03:11 AM ET

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Democrats sought Tuesday to hold the ground they gained in last week's recall elections by fending off Republican attempts to oust two senators who fled the state in opposition to Gov. Scott Walker's proposal curbing public employee collective bargaining rights.

Democrats needed to win at least three of six recalls last week targeting Republicans, but they only captured two. That means the best they can manage from Tuesday's elections is to keep the ground they gained, which left the Senate in Republican control by a narrow 17-16 margin.

A third Democrat, Dave Hansen of Green Bay, survived a recall election last month.

A pair of Republican wins Tuesday would leave the Senate in the same partisan split as it was before the recalls.



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[Sportsguy]

1. I Will Be Voting For Jim Holperin Today

And he will win!

[Scuba]

3. Thank you!

[Scuba]

2. It's critical we hold these two seats. Next up: the Gov. nt/

[HereSince1628]

4. I'll admit to being anxious about Wirch.

Hoping Dems down get out and support him.

[No Elephants]

5. Good luck, Dems!

[GKirk]

6. Why weren't all these recall

elections done on the same day?

[Worried senior]

7. I'll vote for Jim Holperin too

but I'm very nervous, lots of tea partiers up here. Sure will be glad when the day is over, my nerves will be shot by the time the results are given.

There were two republicans competing for the race with the last two dems running so there had to be a primary of those and who ever won is the republican contender. We got the tea partier, lucky us.