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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.
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.
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Date: 2004-09-17 03:04 am (UTC)From:1) The die hards on the right and left show up more often during the primaries.
2) Mary Panzer pissed some constituents off, because she had gotten too arrogant, too busy, or whatever to return phone calls. Her opponent was very accessible and returned every call. I heard one caller on Joy Cardin's (sp?) show on WPR who said he agreed with Panzer's ideology, but she just wasn't there for her district.
3) BTW, her district was reconfigured recently
4) Some Republicans blame her for the failure to pass the so-called taxpayers' bill of rights (TABOR)
Re: Michels winning the US Senate primary: I heard three Democrats call in to so they pulled "strategic" votes for Michels, since he's supposedly less electable than ("the Right Russ") Darrow. Car salesmen rank below politicians on the trust scale anyway. I think Feingold is doing a good job explaining his Patriot Act vote (which he shouldn't have to explain)...
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Date: 2004-09-17 04:54 am (UTC)From:no subject
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