Wisc Supreme Court election: "DEWEY Defeats Prosser" should have been the headline
Just like the errant "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" headline of a not too distant era, the folks in national progressive circles were heralding the defeat of incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Prosser. Prosser being a well known and well respected conservative, the liberal/progressives targeted him with millions of dollars of smear ads, bus loads of out of state volunteer to work for his opponent, and throngs of union faithfuls to beat the streets.
Progressive MoveOn.Org's Steve Hughes even emailed a statement that has now gone viral:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VNpKvwQeJM"]YouTube - Kloppenburg Declares Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race[/ame]
Seems they may have been wrong
The Associated Press has now released the obituary for the progressive movement:
So despite what could be considered rampant voter fraud in Wisconsin, the progressives could not pull off what they figured would have been a run-a-way victory. Oh, no doubt the vote is close, its literally inside of a 1% margin. But its clear that Prosser has a lead and that his lead is, even after a recount, probably held by a large enough margin to hold it. No guarantee there, but probably. Prosser, with 100% of the votes counted, now holds the victory by 7500 votes. That may grow, that may dwindle, but even in a recount, that is a pretty big margin to overcome. Me, I'll not declare anyone a victor, yet. But I'll cast a few dollars on the table in a bet against Kloppenburg if someone wants to take my bet.
I'm bettering that MoveOn.org's Steve Hughes is really trying to catch his breath today
Just like the errant "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" headline of a not too distant era, the folks in national progressive circles were heralding the defeat of incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Prosser. Prosser being a well known and well respected conservative, the liberal/progressives targeted him with millions of dollars of smear ads, bus loads of out of state volunteer to work for his opponent, and throngs of union faithfuls to beat the streets.
Progressive MoveOn.Org's Steve Hughes even emailed a statement that has now gone viral:
Adding a bit more drama, JoAnne Kloppenburg, the liberal/progressive who ran against Judge Prosser claimed a victory:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VNpKvwQeJM"]YouTube - Kloppenburg Declares Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race[/ame]
Seems they may have been wrong
The Associated Press has now released the obituary for the progressive movement:
JoAnne Kloppenburg's campaign manager, Melissa Mulliken, said Friday that fundraising efforts for a recount have begun, but she stopped short of saying the candidate would request one.
So despite what could be considered rampant voter fraud in Wisconsin, the progressives could not pull off what they figured would have been a run-a-way victory. Oh, no doubt the vote is close, its literally inside of a 1% margin. But its clear that Prosser has a lead and that his lead is, even after a recount, probably held by a large enough margin to hold it. No guarantee there, but probably. Prosser, with 100% of the votes counted, now holds the victory by 7500 votes. That may grow, that may dwindle, but even in a recount, that is a pretty big margin to overcome. Me, I'll not declare anyone a victor, yet. But I'll cast a few dollars on the table in a bet against Kloppenburg if someone wants to take my bet.
I'm bettering that MoveOn.org's Steve Hughes is really trying to catch his breath today
