A quick review of Mike Tate’s “72 county strategy”

Back in 2013, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Mike Tate unveiled his “72 county strategy” meant to build up the Democratic Party in each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, with the stated goal of challenging Republicans in every part of the state. Tate’s “72 county strategy” was also going to rely…

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Yesterday’s silver lining

If there was a silver lining to come out of yesterday's mess of an election, it's that @VoteSinicki walloped @MMcGartland for a 3rd time. — Blogging Blue (@BloggingBlue) November 6, 2014 I’ll have more on yesterday’s election results at a date and time to be determined.

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It’s Time to Get Bold!

It’s the morning after an election that I thought I was prepared to lose (if that’s where the night took us). I was wrong. Instead, I’m angry. Not at Walker or even the Republicans, but at a Democratic Party for embracing a philosophy of mediocre, middle of the road, handpicked…

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New Leadership In Washington?

On the radio this morning I heard three different Republican victors in races for the House and Senate declare that they were excited about new leadership in Washington in January…yet everyone says Mitch McConnell will be the Senate Majority Leader…NEW LEADERSHIP INDEED?!?

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So about yesterday’s election results

I promise you I had every intention of posting a detailed breakdown of last night’s election results, but then I had a change of heart. Instead, all you’re going to get from me today is one question: How did we get here? I have some ideas on how we got…

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Two post-election predictions

Now that Democrats in Wisconsin have suffered another bloodbath election, I expect calls for Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate to resign to proliferate. In fact, a quick look at my Facebook feed shows more than a few calls for Tate to resign. In response, I predict the same…

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