Scott Walker warns GOP to ‘wake up’ after Dems flip deep-red Wisconsin district

[mystery-ak]

Scott Walker warns GOP to ‘wake up’ after Dems flip deep-red Wisconsin district
By Rebecca Savransky - 01/17/18 07:49 AM EST

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) warned Republicans to "wake up" after Democrats flipped a state Senate seat in a GOP-leaning district.

"Senate District 10 special election win by a Democrat is a wake up call for Republicans in Wisconsin," Walker tweeted.

"WAKE UP CALL: Can’t presume that voters know we are getting positive things done in Wisconsin. Help us share the good news."

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http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/369281-scott-walker-warns-gop-to-wake-up-after-dems-flip-deep-red-wisconsin

[edpc]

"WAKE UP CALL: Can’t presume that voters know we are getting positive things done in Wisconsin. Help us share the good news."

He may want to rethink his approach.  Usually someone approaching you with good news and Awake is going to give you the Jehovah’s Witness pitch.

[libertybele]

The GOPe has no interest in changing. They have held the majority in both Houses for 2 election cycles and haven't done squat except support the leftist and criticize Trump.

[mystery-ak]

UPSET: Democrats Take Wisconsin Seat In District Trump Won By 17%. What Does That Mean For 2018?
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25989/upset-democrats-take-wisconsin-seat-district-trump-ben-shapiro

[edpc]

It's fine if they want to raise voter awareness, but I really don't think this means what they believe its does.  Majority parties hardly show up for midterms, much less special elections.  A few years back, I lived in a school district and they put a levy on the usual November ballot.  It was heavily voted down.  The school whined and cried about it, so they put it to a vote again in March.  It failed, but barely.  Half the number that voted in November showed up to vote again.  They pit it to a third vote in June.  Turnout was even lower.  Guess what - this time, it passed.

Fatigue had set in with the voters, even though they had originally expressed they really didn't want it.  The 24/7 new cycle and non-stop coverage of everything Trump and the GOP does is numbing people.

[Frank Cannon]

There was another special election in WI this week in GOP district that the GOP won. Could it be that this isn't Rat enthusiasm as much as the GOP running another shit candidate in this race?

[bilo]

Maybe  it's just a lack of enthusiasm of Pub voters. After all, we fought really hard for a lot of years to get the House, Senate and Executive and all we have to show for it is tax cuts. Obamacare is still on the books and the Obamacare taxes exist, other than the mandate. Immigration reform still hasn't happened and the wall isn't being built yet.

 

[Concerned]

Yet another harbinger what’s likely to occur in the mid-terms IMO:  first Virginia, then ruby-red Alabama, and now a district Trump won by 17 points goes to the Dems by 9.  Not good.  I think the Republican Party really needs someone to truly lead it and lead it right now!

[Emjay]

There was another special election in WI this week in GOP district that the GOP won. Could it be that this isn't Rat enthusiasm as much as the GOP running another shit candidate in this race?

Could be.  I find my interest in Wisconsin elections to be sadly lacking and I know nothing about the relative candidates.

You could be right.

[edpc]

It’s not easy to generate enthusiasm in the dead of winter when the messenger is a boring, wonky-eyed drip like Walker.  After getting elected twice and shutting down the recall bid, I was anxious to see how the guy would perform on the national stage.  He was extremely underwhelming.

[jmyrlefuller]

Yet another harbinger what’s likely to occur in the mid-terms IMO:  first Virginia, then ruby-red Alabama, and now a district Trump won by 17 points goes to the Dems by 9.  Not good.  I think the Republican Party really needs someone to truly lead it and lead it right now!

This is what happens when you elect a man whose first priority is his own ego as the titular head of your party and you have a Congress unable and unwilling to pull together over important issues.

I keep thinking back to the 2017 Syracuse mayoral election, where a guy who was the third-generation member of a Republican dynasty swore off the GOP and beat the Democrat in a city that had typically elected Democrats four times as often as they did Republicans.

I hate to say it, but the Republican brand might be toxic.

[bilo]

It’s not easy to generate enthusiasm in the dead of winter when the messenger is a boring, wonky-eyed drip like Walker.  After getting elected twice and shutting down the recall bid, I was anxious to see how the guy would perform on the national stage.  He was extremely underwhelming.

Yeah, but look what he's done for the State. He took on all the entrenched special interests and won. I think the lack of support for Pubs is due to the failures of the Pubs at the national level. They have the majorities and don't have the courage to pass the agenda they claimed to support.

[Frank Cannon]

Yet another harbinger what’s likely to occur in the mid-terms IMO:  first Virginia, then ruby-red Alabama, and now a district Trump won by 17 points goes to the Dems by 9.  Not good.  I think the Republican Party really needs someone to truly lead it and lead it right now!

Guessing you hoping for Kasich or Bush to step in. Possibly Romney in a pinch.

[XenaLee]

Scott Walker warns GOP to ‘wake up’ after Dems flip deep-red Wisconsin district
By Rebecca Savransky - 01/17/18 07:49 AM EST

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) warned Republicans to "wake up" after Democrats flipped a state Senate seat in a GOP-leaning district.

"Senate District 10 special election win by a Democrat is a wake up call for Republicans in Wisconsin," Walker tweeted.

"WAKE UP CALL: Can’t presume that voters know we are getting positive things done in Wisconsin. Help us share the good news."

more
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/369281-scott-walker-warns-gop-to-wake-up-after-dems-flip-deep-red-wisconsin

Perhaps Walker should "wake up".   The problem isn't that the GOP isn't aware or awake.  It's the RINO, don't GAD and don't enjoy being held accountable as a result of being in the majority factor.  They much prefer to be the minority party so they can continue to "pretend" to care about the things they run/ran on.... like full repeal of Obamacare.
 

[Cripplecreek]

Yet another harbinger what’s likely to occur in the mid-terms IMO:  first Virginia, then ruby-red Alabama, and now a district Trump won by 17 points goes to the Dems by 9.  Not good.  I think the Republican Party really needs someone to truly lead it and lead it right now!

Now imagine the massacre coming to republicans in marginal states. I told the MI GOP caller begging for cash that they can lose this consistent GOP voter's phone number because I'm done voting till Trumpism is dead and buried.

[Frank Cannon]

Now imagine the massacre coming to republicans in marginal states. I told the MI GOP caller begging for cash that they can lose this consistent GOP voter's phone number because I'm done voting till Trumpism is dead and buried.

The "consistent GOP voter" who didn't vote for the GOP candidate in the '16 election? I guess you will retort with how severely conservative you are next.

[Restored]

How would "waking up" help?

[Cripplecreek]

The "consistent GOP voter" who didn't vote for the GOP candidate in the '16 election? I guess you will retort with how severely conservative you are next.

Return to the sticky well used centerfold of Trump you keep under the bathroom sink little boy.

I didn't ask for your degenerate opinion.

[INVAR]

Perhaps Walker should "wake up".   The problem isn't that the GOP isn't aware or awake.  It's the RINO, don't GAD and don't enjoy being held accountable as a result of being in the majority factor.  They much prefer to be the minority party so they can continue to "pretend" to care about the things they run/ran on.... like full repeal of Obamacare.

I think what has 'woken up' among enough Conservative voters, is the fact that the Republican party is useless and just another arm of the Democrat Big-Government Oligarchy.

I think a major repeat of 2006 is at-hand, and deservedly so.

It's time to start over somewhere else outside of the corrupted national parties.

[Free Vulcan]

First, look at the GOP candidate. Was he a loser?

Then look at turnout. It's easy to manipulate it in a special election, especially with the amount of money they can pour into such a small contest. That may or may not translate to turnout in a general.

In gubanatorial elections the GOP turns out more heavily, if they're motivated. Walker has done a good job, so the the base for state level candidates should be good.

I still say that this falls to McConnell and Ryan. Get some good legislation passed, get the base fired up, and you won't have any problems.

[Frank Cannon]

First, look at the GOP candidate. Was he a loser?

A quick look over his record shows he is some sort of fanatical Conservative. He jammed up some deal to get Foxxcon to move into the area and add jobs and he voted against Walkers budget because of some spending bullshit. Both seem like a bad idea to voters.

[Fishrrman]

Concerned wrote:
"I think the Republican Party really needs someone to truly lead it and lead it right now!"

They have someone.
The problem is not that he isn't leading --- it's that they're not following.

[TomSea]

I saw the general election for that county in Wisconsin in 2016 was about 81,000 voters,

This election saw 11,000 voters. That might explain it.  They flashed this graphic on TV.

[dfwgator]

We will always be at a disadvantage in terms of motivation, because Democrats and Liberals see government as the "be all, end all" of their existence, whereas Conservatives see government as a 'necessary evil' and they would rather focus on their lives.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

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