Wisconsin Again Votes For Change |
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Written by Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Melanie Conklin |
Wednesday, 13 June 2018 12:22 |
Voters reject Gov. Walker and Republican agenda in special elections. Caleb Frostman wins senate seat in northeastern Wisconsin with 23 point swing toward Democratic candidate from 2016. Ann Groves Lloyd also dramatically over-performed last night where Trump won by double digits. GREEN BAY - In a 27 point swing from Governor Walker’s performance in 2014, Democrat Caleb Frostman won Senate District 1, a district Democrats haven’t held in 40 years. In both SD1 and AD 42, Democrats Frostman and Ann Groves Lloyd also dramatically over-performed last night in districts Donald Trump won by double digits. Governor Walker made every effort to avoid these special elections, and with good reason. They represent even more bad news for his re-election campaign. His massive cuts to schools and roads, and his willingness to allow pollution in our drinking water were major issues in both races. Last night’s race results are one more clear repudiation of his agenda. Since Donald Trump won Wisconsin in November 2016 by a small margin, Wisconsin Democrats have made serious electoral gains:
Democratic enthusiasm and organization has Republicans, particularly Walker, in a panic:
Gov. Walker and his Republican cronies are running scared as Wisconsin voters keep rejecting the GOP record of cutting schools, neglecting roads and sabotaging health care, all to fund big corporate tax breaks and the needs of campaign donors. Democratic enthusiasm to set Wisconsin on a different path is at an all-time high, and voters are eager to elect Democrats up and down the ballot who share their Wisconsin values and have a positive vision for the future of our state. |