cosine said:
Some of them have been with us through several votes, however, my cynical side is showing through here. I can't help but wonder if four Democratic votes to override were there only because they knew it was "safe" for them to do so.
That way, they can take pro-gun credit in thier home district, but still be safe from the ire of the anti's, and perhaps, in their own minds if they were never really for it.
The next CCW contest will be the fall '06 elections. We need to:
- Get a Republican Govenor. (Both GOP candidates have stated they'll sign the PPA)
- Maintain at least a 51% pro-CCW balance in both houses of the Legislature. (We have lots of GOP retirments in the senate coming up, worrying some.)
Working against us is:
- It's an election, nothing is certain.
- Democratic vote fraud in Milwaukee and Madison. (remember that voter ID bill the GOP's been trying to pass?)
Working for us is:
- Doyle is weak, unliked, and scandal-ridden. It may be getting worse for him and the DNC in general.
- Suburban and rual voters may be upset over the failure to pass voter ID in WI.
- Suburban and rural voters are upset over the failure to pass any meaningful budget/tax reform.
- The GOP was successful in getting a gay marriage ammendment put to referendum on the fall '06 ballot. They believe this will help voter turnout.
- School Choice vouchers is a hot-button issue with inner city minorities. The largely Dem leaning teachers union opposes this with all thier might. It's forming as a wedge issue for the Democrats. They're being forced to choose between the powerful teachers union and the minority base. It's not nearly enough to get our first inner-city Republican elected, but it is creating dissatisfaction and weakening the liberal base somewhat.
It's far from a sure thing, but I give the fall elections a better shot at getting CCW in WI than these razor-thin override contests the past few years.
:banghead: 