In final Wisconsin recall, signs of a national tea party backlash?

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Recall fatigue may be setting in for Wisconsin voters. But when another cluster of them heads to the polling booths Tuesday, their votes not only could have a significant impact on the Wisconsin Senate, but also could provide a glimpse a what might transpire nationwide in 2012.

In Tuesday's recall elections, two Democratic incumbents in the state Senate face Republican challenges. Last week, six Republican state senators faced recalls, with four holding on to their seats. That leaves Republicans with a 17-16 advantage in the state Senate.

While Republicans cannot lose their majority Tuesday – meaning they will retain control of the Senate, Assembly, and governorship – picking up an extra seat could give them valuable legislative breathing room.

If both Democrats prevail, however, the election could offer further evidence that the country's broad political middle is swinging back left after the tea party triumphs of last November. The composition of Wisconsin's electorate almost exactly matches America's, polls suggest, meaning that the state is emerging as a microcosm of the national political mood, which makes it a crucial bellwether in the 2012 national election.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0816/In-final-Wisconsin-recall-signs-of-a-national-tea-party-backlash

Have a CORN DOG:

[Doctor_J]

1. Wishful thinking

no matter what happens tonight, the teabaggers will run WI, and I predict they will ramp up their fascism, not down.

[bemildred]

2. I thought so too, it's not bad, but it's not self-evidently good either.

But I like happy talk.

[Cal33]

3. I think you are right. We'll have to wait for 2012 to see if their gov. gets voted out.

before we see any change in action.

[socialindependocrat]

4. Remember, there is a Repub who may swing -

Is his name Schultz? Anyway, if he swings to the Democratic side enough he can block all the atrocious bills.

[Doctor_J]

5. Ain't gonna happen

this dope will vote with the Repukes like they all do, every time.

[bemildred]

6. He's already not done that, in fact Big Ed says he's been quite obstinate about it. nt

[JimDandy]

7. It's a swing---to the LEFT!! Congrats to the working class, Dems and Unions. n/t