So Dems now control the Wisconsin Senate

[malaise]

Congrats Wisconsinites - you fought a good fight.

[lamp_shade]

1. However, WI legislature doesn't convene again until January. We need to keep that majority

in the November elections. Otherwise....

[malaise]

2. Wow

Why is that?

[sybylla]

3. What it does do is keep Wanker from calling a special session.

The reasoning for no legislative sessions after May of an election year is to free up legies to campaign. Technically, our legislature is "part time," as our puke legies keep reminding us.

[malaise]

5. Thanks

I learn something new every day

[Bluenorthwest]

9. You need to pay them accordingly..you State Senators get about 50k a year part time

Oregon, part time as well, they get about 21,600.

[ewagner]

4. Which Dem won?

I couldn't stand watching the results on TV last night it was too painful...

[malaise]

6. John Lehman

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/power-shifts-to-dems-in-senate-as-lehman-narrowly-defeats/article_d58c2808-af8a-11e1-9e0b-001a4bcf887a.html
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Control of the state Senate appeared to have been wrested from Republican control early Wednesday as late results showed former state Sen. John Lehman beating incumbent Sen. Van Wanggaard by less than 1,000 votes.

With all wards reporting, Lehman came out on top with 36,255 votes to Wanggaard's 35,476 in preliminary returns. It was unclear early Wednesday if there would be a recount of the vote.

Lehman declared victory, although Wanggaard refused to concede, saying he will review the results.

Though taking control of the Senate is a huge moral victory for the Democrats, they won't be able to do much with it, at least for a while. The Legislature isn't scheduled to convene again until January, and Democrats will have to defend their majority in November's elections.

But Democrats will be able to block any Republican legislation should Walker call for a special session of the Legislature. And if the Democrats maintain their majority, it would make life politically difficult for Walker for the first time; his fellow Republicans have controlled both the state Assembly and Senate since he took office in January 2011.

[progressoid]

7. Which might explain Gov Douche wanting to sit down for "brats and burgers" with both parties

No more blank checks for him.

[Hubert Flottz]

8. He can stick his "brats" up his Nazi Ass!

If he's the best thing that money can buy the country is in a world of shit!

I just hope the DOJ takes him to the cleaners now.

[malaise]

10. Ditto

This sucks way too bad

[FreeJoe]

11. A pyrrhic victory

I guess it is better than a total loss, but not much. The legislature won't meet again until after another round of elections, so this doesn't get us much. Even worse, the new elections will be with districts heavily gerrymandered by the Republicans, so don't be surprised if they take back that majority. Other than forcing the Republicans to spend a huge amount of time an effort on the recall instead of legislating, I don't see much good that came out of the recall.