Democrats in Wisconsin are vowing to transform virtually every upcoming state and local election there into a referendum on Walker’s administration. Party leaders from Madison to Washington are gearing up for a major fight in the hope of sending an unmistakable signal to other ambitious GOP state executives.
Their efforts to make Walker and his supports pay a high political price for their victory has led Republicans to activate their own campaign machinery. Few expect the conflict will stay contained in Wisconsin…
That polarization, Fitzgerald noted, extends to the halls of the state Legislature, where governing is likely to be a very different affair in the aftermath of the labor debate, and there are still other budget fights to come.
“There are some Republican senators that really, I think, are going to have a hard time welcoming back the Democrat senators with open arms,” he said. “It’s going to be a divided body, no question about that.”
Join the conversation as a VIP Member