growing conservatism

[low_delta]

Wisconsin is quickly turning from a swing state into a conservative one.

Our state senate leader, Mary Panzer was defeated in the Republican primary. Her campaign literature is all about not raising taxes, anti-abortion, passing the concealed carry law and other various conservative causes (but mostly the taxes). She lost because she is not conservative enough. She compromises too much. She felt that her job as senate leader was to get things done, not have things bogged down. So she compromises. State Republicans are taking their cue from Washington and using their majority to push their agenda - no compromises.

And the guy who beat her is against abortion in all cases. You know, even the kind where if the mother is going to die, that's god's will, so we shouldn't be interfering.

Comments

[vlinker.livejournal.com]

hmmmmmmm, our US senator, Lisa Murkowski, won the republican primary over Mike Miller who was running because Lisa wasn't conservative enough......

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

That's heartening to me, but Lisa was the incumbent? That in itself usually counts for something.

In our case, it was the incumbent who lost. And she wasn't just an incumbent, she was the Senate leader.

[vlinker.livejournal.com]

yup, an incumbent, but she was appointed......by her dad, the new governor to his old senate seat.........and i'm not happy about that.....but, she's done a good job for the state and i could never vote for Knowles.......so, she has my vote in Nov.....