As Wisconsin’s recall results rumbled across the political landscape, paid Obama adviser David Axelrod fired off the most bizarre tweet of the night. He tweeted:
@DavidAxelrod: Bad night in Boston…WI raises big questions for Mitt. http://trib.in/KdZpQk
The link goes to a story about how the WI exit polls showed Obama bitterly clinging to a lead in Wisconsin.
But it’s a narrower lead, by about five points, than the margin Obama won Wisconsin by in 2008. And there’s no question that after last night, the momentum in Wisconsin is not with any Democrat.
There were questions raised by last night’s results, no question about that. One, what on earth were the Democrats and Big Labor thinking with this recall nonsense? Two, is traditionally blue Wisconsin now truly in play in November? Three, what does Obama’s decision to stay out of the recall say about his ticket strength? Four, just how divided are the Democrats after facing a humiliating pummelling? Five, is the recall result the beginning of the end of Big Labor’s political and financial power, and if it is, what does that mean for Democrat fundraising competitiveness going forward?
Lots of questions. Really none of them are worrying Mitt Romney or anyone on his team.
Ax’s tweet did the one thing he probably hoped to avoid all night: It drew a storm of ridicule down on him personally. Twitter hashtag #AxelrodTweets appeared shortly after his tweet, and conservatives tweeted things like “Man, that iceberg took a helluva blow from the Titanic tonight,” “Bad night in Washington, Robert E. Lee sent a powerful message to Lincoln at Appomattox,” “Bad night in London…Waterloo raises big questions for Wellington,” and “Jericho proves there’s a lot to be worried about in the Israelite camp.” #AxelrodTweets is still showing new tweets.
One of the first things you learn to avoid in politics is giving your opponents reason to ridicule you. David Axelrod, President Obama’s top campaign adviser, failed that test last night, spectacularly.
It’s impossible not to ridicule Axelrod. I mean, look at him.
Do I HAVE to? He is the essence of sleazy.
Those are great tweets. Who owns new media now, beehotches?
If you consider the error between the actual results and the exit polling, and that the fraudulent voters can’t be in two places at once on November 6, Romney is ahead in Wisconsin and gaining momentum compared to previous numbers. Romney is in the catbird seat in Wisconsin. Aint that tweet.
Well, here come the Koch Bros. and their cult followers. It will be fun to watch the once great state of Wisconsin (my birthplace) deal with the coming collapse of their way of life. No schools, no sewers, no roads, no clean water or food, no police, no firefighters, no nurses, no teachers, no infrastructure, no improvements of any kind – only giveaways to the 1% (which you folks ARE NOT). Stealing elections with a 9 to 1 ratio of money (mostly outside the state) should sit well with the GOP. They perfected theft to an art form. Funny, that doesn’t sound Christian to me. Does it sound Christian to you? Revel in today’s victory; the consequences will be devastating to your families. That makes me smile…..
“No schools, no sewers, no roads, no clean water or food, no police, no firefighters, no nurses, no teachers, no infrastructure, no improvements of any kind – only giveaways to the 1%”
Are you a total moron? Your post points to the answer being yes.
See my post at #5.
It seems that you are competing too.
It’s getting an interesting race.
Stephen Green writes, today here at PJM:
“Fact is, Walker saved teaching jobs. He protected schools. He protected kids. And he did it while balancing his state’s serious out-of-whack budget. The recall election was about undoing all of those things. The public sector unions are aiming, on purpose, to turn Wisconsin into another Michigan. Because progressivism isn’t about protecting anybody. It’s about accumulating money and power into vile prog hands. And we witnessed in Wisconsin just how far they’ll go, just how low they’ll stoop, to accomplish their vile prog goals.”
WI does raise big questions for Mitt: Do I have a shot at winning Wisconsin? Should I consider Scott Walker as a running mate? How do I best exploit the hostility to public-sector unions in my campaign?
“Should I consider Scott Walker as a running mate?” No way, Scott Walker is needed right where he is. He is showing the rest of the States exactly what is possible if they just put their minds to it. Pull him out now to run as VP and there is no telling what might happen to all the good he has done. He is going to be fighting for the rest of his term as it is and won’t be able to let up for a minute. Big labor got slapped in the face but that doesn’t mean they won’t keep fighting.
He’s competing with Baghdad Bob for a place in history.
History of comedy, that is.
What are you smoking? Walker won by a landslide because the Wi economy has surged since his legislation was passed. The unemployment rate is below the national average and Wisconsin is economically better off than it’s socialist neighbors.
33% of union households voted for Walker.
November will be the same nation wide (well except maybe California and Illinois).