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Archae

(46,980 posts) Tue Jun 12, 2018, 09:58 PM Jun 2018

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Good news!

Democrat Frostman wins state Senate special election

State Senate District 1 covers Kewaunee and Door counties, and parts of Manitowoc, Calumet, Outagamie and Brown counties.

http://www.wbay.com/content/news/Polls-open-until-8-pm-in-special-election-485286051.html

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Good news! (Original Post) Archae Jun 2018 OP

Oh that's great!!! Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #1

Ditto onetexan Jun 2018 #3

I have some right-wing relatives in Door County. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #2

Woohoo! snacker Jun 2018 #4

And this was a race Walker didn't want. Archae Jun 2018 #5

Pretty close to Grothman's district. aeromanKC Jun 2018 #6

I don't want to say I've written off Grthman's district... Archae Jun 2018 #7

Kohl money will count for something dragonlady Jun 2018 #9

That district has been republican forever, regardless of Koch money. Now it is worse. 33taw Jun 2018 #10

We were able to do it to it! shraby Jun 2018 #8

Congrats...this wasn't a gift. ewagner Jun 2018 #11

please to see ole asshole andre not on the assembly ballot dembotoz Jun 2018 #12

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

1. Oh that's great!!!

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:00 PM

Jun 2018

onetexan

(13,913 posts)

3. Ditto

Reply to Crutchez_CuiBono (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:01 PM

Jun 2018

The Velveteen Ocelot

(122,657 posts)

2. I have some right-wing relatives in Door County.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:00 PM

Jun 2018

They aren't gonna like that.

snacker

(3,634 posts)

4. Woohoo!

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:01 PM

Jun 2018

My State Senator!

Archae

(46,980 posts)

5. And this was a race Walker didn't want.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:04 PM

Jun 2018

He had to be dragged into approving this election by the courts.

I see why!

aeromanKC

(3,530 posts)

6. Pretty close to Grothman's district.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:42 PM

Jun 2018

Now there is one vile and disgusting POS that needs to be defeated in November!! Would definitely be champagne worthy if he got defeated!!

Archae

(46,980 posts)

7. I don't want to say I've written off Grthman's district...

Reply to aeromanKC (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:54 PM

Jun 2018

Heck, I live in it.

But Grothman has Koch brothers money behind him.

dragonlady

(3,577 posts)

9. Kohl money will count for something

Reply to Archae (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 12:48 AM

Jun 2018

For those who may not be aware, the Dem candidate, Dan Kohl, is former senator Herb Kohl's nephew.

33taw

(3,038 posts)

10. That district has been republican forever, regardless of Koch money. Now it is worse.

Reply to dragonlady (Reply #9)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 12:56 AM

Jun 2018

I don’t see it flipping, but I sure hope it does.

shraby

(21,946 posts)

8. We were able to do it to it!

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 11:19 PM

Jun 2018

ewagner

(18,967 posts)

11. Congrats...this wasn't a gift.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 07:41 AM

Jun 2018

The dedicated Dems up in District 1 WORKED for this....

That's a reminder to the rest of us about the November elections!

dembotoz

(16,922 posts)

12. please to see ole asshole andre not on the assembly ballot

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 09:58 AM

Jun 2018

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