CNN Analyst: Wisconsin shows union battle is 'political dynamite'

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/10/wisconsin.recall.implications/

By Josh Levs, CNN
August 10, 2011 6:34 p.m. EDT

(CNN) -- Wisconsin Democrats' failed effort to seize control of the state Senate in Tuesday's special elections left some Republican groups cheering, but analysts in the state cautioned against seeing the results as a national rallying point for the GOP.

"Yesterday overall was probably a political draw," said Mordecai Lee, a political science professor with the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee.

Republicans held onto four of six state Senate seats in jeopardy Tuesday, according to Wisconsin news media. The state said official results will begin to arrive Thursday.

"Wisconsin voters rejected the reckless spending of Wisconsin Democrats and the downgrade-inducing policies of their Washington counterparts," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement hailing the results. And Tea Party Express chief strategist Sal Russo added, "Wisconsin has set an example that the nation as a whole should follow."

Wisconsin's Democratic Party, meanwhile, said the elections "showed just how vulnerable Republicans are in the November 2012 elections -- and how vulnerable Gov. (Scott) Walker is to a recall election himself." There was "significant Republican advantage" in the recalls, the party said.

Democrats had hoped to build momentum to oust Walker, who was elected in November and can't be recalled until after he serves a year in office.

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[JDPriestly]

1. At this point, Democrats have two more seats than they had Monday night.

How can that be seen as a loss?

I don't understand their thinking.

If I have 9 eggs, and I buy 2 more eggs, I have 11 eggs -- two more than 9. I have gain or won two eggs.

Similarly, if I have 15 eggs and give my neighbor 2 of them, I end up with 13 eggs -- two less than 15.

I have lost two eggs.

How far will Wolf Blitzer go to favor Republicans in his reporting. This is an extreme misinterpretation of what happened.