Help! I need medical attention - my chest is bursting open with pride!

[Scuba]

I am so so so very proud of my friends and neighbors here in Wisconsin who are absolutely rocking the vote today.

Turnout is off the charts.

And my fellow DU'ers keep posting pics that bring tears to my eyes - an elderly woman conducting voter registration, a young family defying the egg-throwing thugs that would try to intimidate them to silence, a man driving van-loads of People to the polls.

This is the culmination of 16 months of hard work, raising our voices during snowstorms, collecting petitions in freezing cold and working like never before to get out the vote.

This is a GRASS ROOTS effort, inspired, led and fulfilled by the everyday working People of Wisconsin - young, old, rich, poor, union and not, coming together to right this ship.

I'm way more proud than when the Packers won the Super Bowl just days before the shitstorm started.

Thank you fellow Wisconsinites, and thanks to all of you around the Country and the world who have supported us.

We are getting this done!!!!!!!!!!!!

[freshwest]

1. Don't worry, the love bursting out of your heart is good for you... And us!

That's a good thing!



Thanks to you and all of the awesome DUers in the Badger state for your decency and determination!

[HooptieWagon]

2. Well, you SHOULD be proud!

Wisconsin Democrats did one hell of a job. Y'all deserve a medal.

[Sabriel]

3. Sounds like you just had CPR!

Cheesehead Pride Resuscitation!

You said it perfectly, Scuba. I'll add pride in the many, many folks around the country who pitched in with pizza, donations, videos, Tweets, FB posts, and just plain ol' letters to the editor about what was happening in WI.

Thanks, everyone.

[Botany]

4. Don't stick your nose into a badger hole and expect not to get bit.

Looking real good so far ...... I watched Fox for 5 minutes and they are shitting kittens and
talking about voter fraud.

[Siwsan]

8. Yikes! That even intimidates a Michigan wolverine!

with a side splash of Spartan!

[Lisa D]

5. Way to go, Scuba!

You should be proud of yourself, too! I've read your posts since this Walker debacle began and you've been an inspiration as well. Grass roots is THE way to get things DONE!

[Gothmog]

6. You have every reason to be proud

Good luck tonight

[KansDem]

7. Have one on me!

[Scuba]

10. Weasel Walker drinking beer?

[KansDem]

13. It's a badger!

[p align="right"][font size="1"](but you may want to wait until he's done before taking a swig)

[Scuba]

14. OK, thanks!

[SomeGuyInEagan]

9. We're damn proud of you next door ...

... in Minn-e-soooooooooooota.

Good job, folks. Keep it up until 8 p.m.

[sarge43]

11. Warned you Walker -- don't make the badger angry.

Scuba, you all have so much to be proud of.

[hifiguy]

38. The old Wisconsin football cheer seems more than

appropriate:

FUCK 'EM, BUCKY!!!

Somewhere the shade of Fighting Bob LaFollette is looking on with pride.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

12. Did I see your car at the Capitol today Scuba?

Hope to see you tonight!

[Scuba]

15. Nope, I'm stuck at home after being in MadTown Friday, Saturday and Yesterday!!!

Have fun and thanks for all you've done!!!!

[eowyn_of_rohan]

18. Thank YOU too!!

Someone has a license plate with your name on it! I thought it might be you. Enjoy this evening --going to be a long one!!

[Magoo48]

16. I can feel your excitement all the way out here in SoCal...what an inspiration...GO, GO, GO

[Firebrand Gary]

17. Way to go Scuba! Way to go!

nt

[hue]

19. Love Ya' Scuba!!!

[WillyT]

20. Woo Hoo !!! - K & R !!!

Thanks Scuba !!!

:

[bvar22]

21. I'm proud too,

....and I currently live a long way away from Wisconsin,
but I used to live right next door in St Paul,
and visited a lot.
My Wife & I loved to ride our bikes around Madison,
and on the beautiful Chippewa River Trail.

You guys REPRESENTED today, and everyday for the last year!
Thanks for fighting for ALL of us.

[riverwalker]

22. You all are amazing

Absolutely. Amazing. The entire world has eyes on Wisconsin. You were right: This Is What Democracy Looks Like.
The rest of the nation should sit at your feet and learn from the BEST.

[southernyankeebelle]

23. Whatever happens dems did their best to win. All across this country we want to say thanks

for fighting for all of us.

[liberal from boston]

26. Be Proud Wisconsin

Exactly southernyankeebelle!!! Thank you Wisconsin for fighting for the 99%!!!

[southernyankeebelle]

45. We all are WI tonite. By the way how is Warren doing in MA? I sure hope she wins.

[freshwest]

27. Got that candle still burning here on the Left Coast, southernyankeebelle!

119/% sounds very good to me.

[southernyankeebelle]

44. Yes freshwest yes I do. HAHAHAHA glad you did it. Goes to show what a lit candle and a prayer

will do from even bleeding heart liberals like me (You?). Man I hope Barrett wins. Did you hear that woman Nichalson is still in charge? Scary. I hope they are watching her very clearly.

[whathehell]

24. Good on you and Wisconsin, Scuba!.....The entire nation, maybe the world, is watching!..n/t

[Brainstormy]

25. Wisconsin Rocks!

Totally agree. Just about to go Twitter about it. Come what may, Wisconsin has shown all of us that there's still hope for American democracy.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

28. Scuba, seriously....

have you ever considered running for office? Seriously - you have the smarts and the mojo.

GO, BADGERS - BITE IF YOU HAVE TO!

[BanzaiBonnie]

29. I'm so proud of you all

I just started crying when I read your post. Feeling very emotional to see people make their voices heard.

[SunSeeker]

30. K&R

[azurnoir]

31. +1 K&R n/t

[barbtries]

32. you've earned it.

wisconsin sets an example for us all.

[northoftheborder]

33. So very proud of the wonderful reformer citizens of Wisconsin for all they've accomplished!

This is from the rabid red den known as Texas. Wish us blue folks down here had 1/10 as much passion, energy, vision, toughness as you guys.

[JDPriestly]

34. Our love and kisses to every Democratic voter in Wisconsin.

That's you too. Thanks for all you are doing to wake up America.

[Lifelong Protester]

35. Thanks, Scuba-Again, your post made me teary-eyed

Tromping around in that cold with my mukluks on, as well as two jackets, I now even MORE feel the Badger pride. No matter what happens, we are energized.

"the work goes on, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die"

(Hope I got that right, 'scuse me if I paraphrased).

[iandhr]

36. Lets not count our chickens before they hatch.

[bayareaboy]

37. Well Scuba, if you have a problem ...

sometimes when I feel really good about things, I watch O'Reilly at 8PM and if I still feel goood, I watch Hannity and then somehow I believe that the problem is them dirty hipsters, pinko preverts and wiccans.

I haven't done this in years, because I kind of like the feeling good about being a Citizen.

[Scuba]

40. Hey, ya know...

[mzteris]

39. My son"s first

Time VOTING!

And he got to vote against Walker!

[Scuba]

41. What an honor. Tell him congrats!!!

[limpyhobbler]

42. very cool k+r. nt

[secondwind]

43. WOOHOOOO! I sent an extra 10 bucks to them this morning! GET THIS DONE!

[denvine]

46. Thank you Wisconsin

You're an inspiration for all progressives. I can' t wait to celebrate your win!

[BillyJack]

47. Quickly advance to the 'next level'.....

If your vote is 'not counted' and/or election results are de-marked in some way......then all that 'pride' doesn't matter.

[Dustlawyer]

48. Thanks for all of the hard work put in by people that were not content with merely voting!

[shcrane71]

49. I'm so sorry for the loss, Scuba.

Thank you for all your hard work.

[PatrynXX]

50. what loss?

oh the Gov seat. alas. the Senate went the proper way groovy... hard work paid off.

[shcrane71]

51. Yeah, you're just like Iowa now. Hanging on by a thread.

Soon you'll be a right-to-work state, just like Iowa as well. So glad that Bobby Jindal came and commended Wisconsin for becoming more like Louisiana. This is a HUGE loss for working people.