https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/08/16/wisconsin-recall-elections-take-two/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 23:12:57 -0400<![CDATA[Jim Holperin against Kim Simac (R) in the 12th district; Bob Wertz against Jonathan Steitz (R) in the 22nd.  Of the two, Holperin is considered to be more vulnerable; but the Democrats&#8217; failure to win back the Senate last week has put this election &#8211; and the Wisconsin Democratic long-term agenda generally &#8211; on the back burner*.  Which is entertaining enough, in its way &#8211; then again, there&#8217;s something deep, dark, and not very nice in the human psyche that enjoys watching an enemy run across a field at full tilt, only to step on a rake.  Put another way: from the GOP&#8217;s point of view, this is mostly about trying to make the EPIC FAIL of the Democrats&#8217; even more obvious than it is already**.]]>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:00:06 -0400<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/08/16/wisconsin-recall-elections-take-two-n40082