Last night, Democratic nominee Patty Schachtner defeated Republican nominee Adam Jarchow in a special election for a seat in the Wisconsin State Senate, doing so by a margin that would make Katie Ledecky's runaway swimming performances look like photo finishes by comparison. Based on election night results, Schachtner received 54.82% of the total vote to Jarchow's 44.55% of the total vote in the 10th Senate District of Wisconsin, a district in western Wisconsin where Donald Trump got 55.30% of the vote in the 2016 presidential election.
There was one other state legislative special election in Wisconsin, and that was for a Wisconsin State Assembly seat in the Milwaukee suburbs-based 58th Assembly District of Wisconsin. While the Republican candidate won that race, the Democratic candidate in that race got well over 40% of the total vote in a district that is usually one of the most Republican areas of not just Wisconsin, but the entire country.
While far-right outside groups waged a nasty campaign on behalf of the GOP in the 10th Senate District of Wisconsin, Schachtner won by running a positive campaign on a platform of common-sense values, such as expanding access to affordable health care. I wish Senator-elect Schactner well in her new job representing voters in western and northwestern Wisconsin!
Also, the Democratic performance in last night's special elections in Wisconsin proves that Scott Walker and his far-right Republican allies are in serious danger of losing re-election and losing control of at least one, if not both, houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Long story short, if the Republicans in Wisconsin are losing counties like St. Croix County and are unable to get 60% of the vote in places like West Bend in Washington County, a massive Democratic victory up and down the ballot in Wisconsin in November is a realistic possibility. The Scott Walker era of Wisconsin politics may be just about over, but it won't be over unless Democratic candidates deliver a convincing progressive message to Wisconsin voters and Democratic voters turn out to the polls in droves.
There was one other state legislative special election in Wisconsin, and that was for a Wisconsin State Assembly seat in the Milwaukee suburbs-based 58th Assembly District of Wisconsin. While the Republican candidate won that race, the Democratic candidate in that race got well over 40% of the total vote in a district that is usually one of the most Republican areas of not just Wisconsin, but the entire country.
While far-right outside groups waged a nasty campaign on behalf of the GOP in the 10th Senate District of Wisconsin, Schachtner won by running a positive campaign on a platform of common-sense values, such as expanding access to affordable health care. I wish Senator-elect Schactner well in her new job representing voters in western and northwestern Wisconsin!
Also, the Democratic performance in last night's special elections in Wisconsin proves that Scott Walker and his far-right Republican allies are in serious danger of losing re-election and losing control of at least one, if not both, houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Long story short, if the Republicans in Wisconsin are losing counties like St. Croix County and are unable to get 60% of the vote in places like West Bend in Washington County, a massive Democratic victory up and down the ballot in Wisconsin in November is a realistic possibility. The Scott Walker era of Wisconsin politics may be just about over, but it won't be over unless Democratic candidates deliver a convincing progressive message to Wisconsin voters and Democratic voters turn out to the polls in droves.
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