The liberal left decided to take a stand in Wisconsin.\u00a0 With wide media support they organized massive demonstrations against the Republican Governor for cancelling union contracts.\u00a0 Many of us remember the pictures of all those teachers, calling in sick, so they could try and shut down Madison.\u00a0 Additional progressive activists were bused in and the pressure on the Republicans was enormous.\u00a0 Some even feared for their life.\u00a0 But they did not flinch.\u00a0 They stood their ground and they took on the dreaded public sector unions.\u00a0 Few politicians in this country have shown such courage and determination.<\/p>\n
\u00a0The liberal left was outraged.\u00a0 They immediately began a campaign to recall six Republican Senators.\u00a0 It has been reported that they spent more than 30 million on these elections in an all-out effort.\u00a0 If they could win three of the six seats, they would regain control of the Senate.<\/p>\n
\u00a0If the Democrats had won, it would have returned control of the Wisconsin legislature to the Unions.\u00a0 But they didn\u2019t win.\u00a0 The importance of this victory cannot be overstated.\u00a0 The Ed Show on MSNBC ran live election results from what they expected to be a big Democratic victory party.\u00a0 They really thought they had won and they were gearing up for a celebration.\u00a0 They were gloating about the assumed victory of Sandra Pasch over Alberta Darling, because that is Paul Ryan territory.\u00a0 Although Pasch was leading in the early results, Darling ended up winning 54 to 46.\u00a0 Euphoria morphed into weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.<\/p>\n
\u00a0The days of Democrats automatically winning elections with massive union spending and smear campaigns are gone.\u00a0 Voter turnout was at record levels, yet it was the conservative Republicans who prevailed.\u00a0 It was a difficult fight and Republicans lost two Senate seats.\u00a0 But the liberal left gave it their best shot and they came up short.<\/p>\n
\u00a0In the past, high turnout almost always meant a Democratic victory.\u00a0 That is why smart Republicans pray for a snow storm every November.\u00a0 This election took place in the middle of the summer when a lot of people with jobs are on vacation.\u00a0 The conventional wisdom was that Democrats would carry the day under these circumstances.\u00a0 But, there was record turnout and the Democrats still lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Wisconsin destroyed\u00a0the myth of the all-powerful liberal left voter coalition.\u00a0 Obama, Pelosi and Reid have reminded people of why it is a mistake to put liberals in positions of power.\u00a0 In every democracy where liberals have gained complete political power, they have mucked things up to a fare-thee-well and desperate citizens vote conservatives back into office.\u00a0 Every time it happens, liberals stand there slack jawed in astonishment because they always think they are right and they disregard any factual evidence to the contrary.<\/p>\n
\u00a0On Wisconsin.\u00a0 Smile and say \u201ccheese.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The liberal left decided to take a stand in Wisconsin.\u00a0 With wide media support they organized massive demonstrations against the Republican Governor for cancelling union contracts.\u00a0 Many of us remember the pictures of all those teachers, calling in sick, so … Continue reading