Wisconsin Sen Pam Gallaway R resigning from Senate, senate now split 16-16 GOP loses their majority

[jn2375]

she was facing a recall

http://ht.ly/9Hn7Y

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Excellent. She's seen the writing on the wall.

[WI_DEM]

2. Not necessarily good news, now the GOP can recruit a new candidate

without having as much baggage in a swing/ slightly gop district.

[Viking12]

4. What's the relative strength/chances of the Dem candidate, Donna Seidel

In that district? Any idea?

[WI_DEM]

5. I think it is actually more of a swing district

Galloway was elected in 2010 but the Senator before her was a democrat. Sean Duffy is the congressman (but long serving Rep David Obey was the congressman prior to that) and he is GOP and two of the three Assembly districts in her district are held by the GOP.

Seidel is one of the Assembly Members of the district and has served since 2004, so she has a fair chance I would say if she runs a good campaign and depends on who the GOP gets to replace Galloway.

[Viking12]

6. Fair chance is better than no chance, I guess.

Hopefully, the GOP will pick a frothing teabagger to run and shoot themselves in the foot.

[AllyCat]

7. Now they can appoint someone with less than a year of time in the Senate and

recall is null and void? That's what worries me. They will just replace a bunch of them after surprise "resignations" and then we have to start all over again.

[Viking12]

3. The Legislature has adjourned for the Session, anyway

The balance of the Senate will be determined by the results of the recall elections. There will be 33 Senators when to next Session convenes.

[Scuba]

8. This is good news and hopefully the start of something better.