Why Obama Just Might Even Lose Wisconsin

In 2008, Barack Obama won Wisconsin by a landslide 56/42, but according to a new Marquette Law School (MLS) poll, that was then, this is now (and “now” isn’t looking very good for Obama.) Because the 2010 election of Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker represented a major defeat for unions in general and the state’s unions in particular, there has been an almost endless series of recalls of Republicans and some Democrats.

All of these recalls provide a uniquely accurate picture of the sentiment of Wisconsin’s voters – by a reliable margin, they don’t favor Democrats or unions.

The next recall election forces both Walker and his Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch to stand for election again.  The Democrats are running Tom Barrett, the Mayor of Milwaukee, setting up a rematch of 2010’s election. In that one, Walker won by 5 points, and after all of the nonstop attacks against him and tens of millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of hours of work against him, Walker is now ahead by 6 points. The Democratic National Committee and the Democrat Governors Association have fled for their lives, leaving local Democrats fuming and pointing fingers of blame.

Read More at Western Journalism. By Kevin “Coach” Collins.