Thursday, April 7, 2011

Wisconsin Backlash

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's crusade against unions seems to have had a predictable effect: a mobilized pro-union movement:

- Fueled by Protests, Angry Wisconsin Voters Show Up to Fight.
- Kloppenburg Declares Victory In Wisconsin Supreme Court Race.

The as yet uncertified result - no way to say who the actual winner is yet - would result in a liberal majority on a court that had been conservative. The difference between the two candidates, apparently, is about 200 votes out of almost 1.5 million. Turnout and intensity matters.