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The Morning Flap: June 6, 2012
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker last night
These are my links for June 5th through June 6th:
- In Wisconsin, the Left Picked a Fight—and Lost– It’s important to remember, as Democrats cope with their failure to topple Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Tuesday’s recall, that this was a fight they chose.Unlike the vast majority of elections, which occur on a regular schedule, the recall was a fight the left picked on purpose. They picked it because they thought they could win. And they were wrong.It wasn’t even close. In the final tally, Walker led his Democratic opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, by 53 percent to 46 percent.
The idea behind the recall effort was to send a message: a warning to conservatives across the country that there was a line not to be crossed when it came to messing with the hard-earned gains of public worker unions. By losing, however, the consortium of unions, progressives and Democrats that worked so ardently to send Walker packing may have sent the opposite message. If Walker can survive, what’s to stop any other right-leaning governor from pushing the envelope?
“This really is a test case. The far right made Wisconsin its petri dish,” said Robert Kraig, executive director of Citizen Action Wisconsin, a grassroots progressive group that supported the recall effort. Walker’s win, he said, will embolden the Koch brothers and other national conservative funders to get ideologically sympathetic Republicans to push their agenda across the country.
- Wisconsin recall: The biggest losers– Vince Lombardi, the man who taught Cheeseheads to think with clarity about the severe consequences of victory and defeat, once offered this gem about life: “Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.”Scott Walker last night showed Wisconsin and the country a bunch of pretty good losers in his recall election triumph. In the spirit of tell-it-like-it-is St. Vince, POLITICO offers up a guide to the top five: Democrats, President Barack Obama, public unions, conservative critics and money monks.Here’s why:
“If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?”
Well, politics is all about keeping score — and Democrats suffered a good old-fashioned beatdown. They invested seven months of effort, tens of millions of dollars, exhausted volunteers to collect nearly 1 million signatures. Then, they litigated an extremely divisive primary and spent millions more — all to get back to exactly where they were when they started: with Walker on top.
There’s no other way to slice it: this was a crippling blow to a party in Wisconsin that not long ago controlled both U.S. Senate seats and the governor’s mansion. Sure, Walker spent gobs of money in unique circumstances to pull it out. But the psychological blow is impossible to ignore and will certainly echo in the state’s first open U.S. Senate race in 24 years.
- Why Scott Walker won the Wisconsin recall– Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) escaped a recall effort championed by organized labor and touted by many within both parties as a preview of the fall presidential campaign in the Badger State.How much — or little — Walker’s victory tells us about the state of play heading into the fall election remains an open question that won’t be easily answerable for days or even weeks (or months).What we can answer — or come close to answering — is why Walker won. We put that question to a number of Democratic and Republican strategists in the final days of the recall campaign and, out of those conversations, developed a clear image of what went right for the incumbent — or, as accurately, wrong for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) — that led to tonight’s result.
It’s always important to remember that no win/loss in politics is ever (or, at least, very rarely) attributable to a single factor and so all of the reasons we list below worked together to ensure that Walker won and Barrett didn’t.
- News from The Associated Press – Guess the stock market likes the election results from last night – Dow up: #tcot
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » CA-26: Tony Strickland and Julia Brownley to Face Off in November – CA-26: Tony Strickland and Julia Brownley to Face Off in November
- Virginia Senate Race Remains Too Close to Call – RT @politicalwire: New VA-Sen poll: Kaine 44%, Allen 43%
- Red Flags All Over for Obama in Wisconsin– Democrats reserved nearly $19 million more in broadcast airtime this week across 24 House districts, throwing down yet another financial marker for the fall elections.The reservation marks the second stage of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s $46.3 million television spree scheduled for after Labor Day.The competition for ad time is steeper than ever this cycle, with presidential campaigns and well-funded outside groups plotting billion-dollar blitzes this fall. By reserving time in the hottest television markets early, the DCCC ensures the best rates and placement for its spots.
To be clear, the DCCC can cancel its reservation or shift money to different markets as races fluctuate. Nonetheless, the planned spending is far ahead of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which has yet to announce any fall TV buys
- DCCC Reserves $19M Worth of Airtime– Democrats reserved nearly $19 million more in broadcast airtime this week across 24 House districts, throwing down yet another financial marker for the fall elections.The reservation marks the second stage of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s $46.3 million television spree scheduled for after Labor Day.The competition for ad time is steeper than ever this cycle, with presidential campaigns and well-funded outside groups plotting billion-dollar blitzes this fall. By reserving time in the hottest television markets early, the DCCC ensures the best rates and placement for its spots.
To be clear, the DCCC can cancel its reservation or shift money to different markets as races fluctuate. Nonetheless, the planned spending is far ahead of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which has yet to announce any fall TV buys
- Rep. Janice Hahn beats Rep. Laura Richardson in South Bay Democrat-vs.-Democrat battle – LA Daily News – RT @ladailynews Rep. Janice Hahn beats Rep. Laura Richardson in South Bay Democrat-vs.-Democrat battle
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-06 – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-06
- Capitol Alert: California voters overwhelmingly approve term limits change – Capitol Alert: California voters overwhelmingly approve term limits change
- Capitol Alert: California voters overwhelmingly approve term limits change – Capitol Alert: California voters overwhelmingly approve term limits change
- Capitol Alert: California voters overwhelmingly approve term limits change – Capitol Alert: California voters overwhelmingly approve term limits change
- Untitled (http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jun/05/college-district-names-next-chancellor/) – RT @vcstar: Ventura County Community College district names Jamillah Moore its new chancellor
- Capitol Alert: California voters overwhelmingly approve term limits change – RT @CapitolAlert: California voters overwhelmingly approve term limits change
- California primary – 2012 election – Data Desk – Los Angeles Times – California, a blue and red state: An interactive, district-by-district map showing today’s primary results
- DeMaio, Filner lead in San Diego mayor’s race| UTSanDiego.com- RT @UTsandiego: DeMaio, Filner lead in San Diego mayor’s race
- POLITICO Livestream – POLITICO.com – Watching the celebration in Wisconsin: #tcot
- Redirecting… – RT @Wilk2012: I posted 6 photos on Facebook in the album “Election Day – June 2012”
- Untitled (http://www.aroundthecapitol.com/live/) – RT @scottlay: Election Night Coverage – Election Night Live Blogging at
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- (404) http://t.co/N5ihid – RT @guypbenson: This is a triumph for Wisconsin conservatives, the Tea Party movement & fiscal sanity in general. …
- President Clinton’s Statement on CNBC Interview – US Business News – CNBC – RT @CNBC: Pres. Clinton’s office releases statement clarifying Bush tax cut remarks after CNBC interview:
- US Already in ‘Recession,’ Extend Tax Cuts: Bill Clinton – US Business News – CNBC – Thank you Bubba: US Already in ‘Recession,’ Extend Tax Cuts: Bill Clinton for undermining Obama #tcot
- News from The Associated Press – RT @AP: Dodgers say longtime manager Tom Lasorda was hospitalized after having a “mild” heart attack: -RAS
- Key California Races to Watch Tonight – Flap’s California Blog » Flap’s California Blog – Key California Races to Watch Tonight #catcot #tcot
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » Key California Races Flap Will Be Watching Tonight – Key California Races Flap Will Be Watching Tonight
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » CA-26: Republicans Vote for Linda Parks Tomorrow – Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » CA-26: Republicans Vote for Linda Parks Tomorrow
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » CA-26: Republicans Vote for Linda Parks Tomorrow – Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » CA-26: Republicans Vote for Linda Parks Tomorrow
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » CA-26: Republicans Vote for Linda Parks Tomorrow– RE: Well, already done. This Republican voted for Linda Parks.I wonder if Parks can siphon off sufficient votes to…
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » CA-26: Republicans Vote for Linda Parks Tomorrow– RE: Are you afraid of Linda Parks beating Tony Strickland in the general election?With NO money, how would Parks a…
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » Flap’s California Primary Election Ballot Recommendations – Flap’s California Primary Election Ballot Recommendations
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » The Morning Flap: June 5, 2012 – The Morning Flap: June 5, 2012
- Flapsblog Posts / OFA Text on WI Recall Election Day – OFA Text on WI Recall Election Day
- Flapsblog Posts / RNC WI Recall Election Day Text – RNC WI Recall Election Day Text
- Political Cartoons / Bloomberg, you say…… – Bloomberg, you say……
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: June 5, 2012 – The Morning Drill: June 5, 2012
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » Day By Day June 5, 2012 – Free Range Americans.Books,Bikes & Boomsticks – Day By Day June 5, 2012 – Free Range Americans.Books,Bikes & Boomsticks
- In Wisconsin, the Left Picked a Fight—and Lost– It’s important to remember, as Democrats cope with their failure to topple Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Tuesday’s recall, that this was a fight they chose.Unlike the vast majority of elections, which occur on a regular schedule, the recall was a fight the left picked on purpose. They picked it because they thought they could win. And they were wrong.It wasn’t even close. In the final tally, Walker led his Democratic opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, by 53 percent to 46 percent.
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CA-26: Tony Strickland and Julia Brownley to Face Off in November
From the California Secretary of State
In one of California’s hotly contested Congressional races, the two major parties, fended off an independent No Party Preference candidate, Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks.
When the dust settled, Republican California State Senator Tony Strickland was the top vote getter with around 44 per cent of the vote. Democrat Assemblywoman Julia Brownley finished second with almost 27 per cent. Parks finished third.
In the first test of the California top two election process, it was the two major, partisan parties who prevailed.
Underfunded and perhaps naive that money is not the “mothers milk of politics,” Linda Parks failed to break 20 per cent of the vote. Her mantra on being independent may play well in non-partisan races, but it failed to deliver last night.
Without reading too much into the results, since voter turnout will be greater in November, Republican Tony Strickland has to be considered the favorite.
But, the fall campaign which could determine the majority in the House of Representatives nationally will be hard-fought, expensive and brutal.
Stay tuned…..
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-06
- Yeah RIGHT…..RT @philipaklein: Weeping Barrett supporter on CNN: "Democracy died tonight." #
- California polls close in fiftenn minutes = anxious anticipation #catcot #
- @erickbrockway I will do my best! in reply to erickbrockway #
- Watching the celebration in Wisconsin: http://t.co/im6F4pTa #tcot #
- @erickbrockway That is tough. Should be a wonderful time! in reply to erickbrockway #
- Can rest easy in Wisconsin with the conservative sweep there. Now, want my RIGHT friends to win their Assembly seats in California. #tcot #
- @erickbrockway Will see her in Vegas next weekend. You going to Right Online? in reply to erickbrockway #
- You betcha…..RT @erickbrockway: Tonight we "gonna party like it's 2010" #tcot #
- RT @politico: WATCH LIVE: Scott Walker gives victory speech: http://t.co/bHNNnIaM #WIrecall #
- Nice! RT @EWErickson So …. um … occupy + unions + Dems < tea party + GOP. #
- US Already in 'Recession,' Extend Tax Cuts: Bill Clinton – US Business News – CNBC http://t.co/hdr95wXN #
- News from The Associated Press http://t.co/3RJXym3L #
- Key California Races to Watch Tonight – Flap's California Blog » Flap's California Blog http://t.co/gvtKRgHU #
- Thank you Bubba: US Already in 'Recession,' Extend Tax Cuts: Bill Clinton for undermining Obama http://t.co/y6VPQq5v #tcot #
- Love that Drudge Report headline: EXIT POLLS SHOW WALKER HOLDING SEAT #tcot #
- Key California Races to Watch Tonight http://t.co/IvMLqKjc #catcot #tcot #
- Key California Races Flap Will Be Watching Tonight http://t.co/Sxpa52z5 #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog » CA-26: Republicans Vote for Linda Parks Tomorrow http://t.co/MC7VK2mc #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog » CA-26: Republicans Vote for Linda Parks Tomorrow http://t.co/CFXZo6OQ #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog » Flap’s California Primary Election Ballot Recommendations http://t.co/vSP4vlhK #
- RE: Well, already done. This Republican voted for Linda Parks.
I wonder if Parks can siphon off sufficient votes to… http://t.co/PAcPz2vh #
- CA-26: Just returned from voting and the election workers cheered as I came in = only voter within the hour. The precinct was a ghost town. #
- RT @guypbenson: Wisconsin focus group just HAMMERING Democrats' recall effort on Fox right now. #
- RE: Are you afraid of Linda Parks beating Tony Strickland in the general election?
With NO money, how would Parks a… http://t.co/7Cg00ZaE #
- Flap’s California Primary Election Ballot Recommendations http://t.co/uhXRJGzG #
- The Morning Flap: June 5, 2012 http://t.co/AkEvYpcH #
- OFA Text on WI Recall Election Day http://t.co/p3p0ft6k #
- RNC WI Recall Election Day Text http://t.co/Fh5i4dS5 #
- Bloomberg, you say…… http://t.co/KZZy5PT2 #
- The Morning Drill: June 5, 2012 http://t.co/0zEP3Pjy #
- The Wisconsin Recall Stakes – A test of whether taxpayers can control the entitlement state http://t.co/Ff9x2Mkt #
- Intrade Has Walker’s Chances over 90%; NY Times in Panic Mode http://t.co/CsZwFitn #
- Wisconsin Walker recall: Dems prep for recall recount http://t.co/QcMEHMGI #
- Bill Clinton going after Romney = how desperate the Dems and Obama are. They are sinking in the polls with no bottom. #tcot #
- Day By Day June 5, 2012 – Free Range Americans.Books,Bikes & Boomsticks http://t.co/NVp18kJq #
- LOL RT @politicalwire Obama finally campaigns for Tom Barrett in the WI-Gov recall race… on Twitter. http://t.co/6CrkuYVB #TCOT #
- Fear factors: What worries Mitt Romney backers http://t.co/J0lPDqH8 #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-05 http://t.co/AsKAXWAf #
- You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
–Wayne Gretzky
Happy Tuesday!
For Californians please remember to vote! #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-05 http://t.co/C7fvs9t3 #
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