Tuesday gave us rain, freezing rain and significant snowfall. But who cares about the weather now? The day ended with the first time a liberal candidate won an open seat on the State Supreme Court since 1995. Rebecca Dallet handily defeated the candidate backed by the GOP-NRA-Koch Brothers trifecta 56% to 44%. And statewide, citizens voted down a GOP-supported referendum that would have consolidated gubernatorial power and reduced accountability 61% to 39%.
This was the view out the living room window at 10:30 p.m. just before we turned in for the night. That glowing circle just may be the light at the end of the tunnel of eight years of ghastly Republican power in Wisconsin. Lots of work still to do but we hope these are the first steps in the Badger state turning blue again. As for the weather, here's the view out the windows this morning: winter wonderland back again.
Thank goodness for the election results. Otherwise, that winter wonderland business would be totally devastating. Hello, Ma Nature, the calendar says spring already!
Posted by: Peter/Outlaw | Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at 09:48 AM
I couldn’t believe it when they called the race so early in the night. I had fully expected her to lose because the state is a dumpster fire and that’s how things go these days. I guess I should have expected her to win given how much Walker opposed filling those two vacant seats.
I could do without the snow.
Posted by: mamaraby | Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at 09:51 AM
How lovely to hear from you. Would you believe I was actually thinking about you recently and wondering how you and your family were all doing. Well, I hope. Both Dallet's win and the No vote on the referendum results did surprise me as well. I've gotten so used to being beaten in the last eight years that I could hardly contain myself. Dallet actually got 36% in Waukesha! Here's hoping we're on the way to being a blue state again. Thanks for commenting.
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at 09:58 AM
What wonderful news, and what a scary GOP-supported referendum it sounds like that was. I hope Wisconsin's outcome is a reflection of what's to come on the national level. And that your snow melts quickly!
Posted by: Loree / danger garden | Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at 10:06 AM
How exciting to hear this. I hope the blue wave flows over the rest of the country. I sure hope your snow doesn't tho. When I walked Annie this morning snow flurries came floating by sporadically, mercy, and the wind....Bahhhhhh
Posted by: Lisa at Greenbow | Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at 10:35 AM
Oh gosh, what good news! So sorry about the bad news weather, but hopefully it will end soon while the good news grows and grows.
Posted by: Barbara H. | Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at 02:54 PM
Great news about the election! I know my in-laws are thrilled!
Posted by: Kristin | Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at 03:31 PM
I know little of your politics but I do love your garden in the snow xx
Posted by: Lyn | Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at 03:35 PM
Oh My! Winter again. Glad there was some good news to cheer you up.
Posted by: Jenny | Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at 04:48 PM
This was the first spring election where everything I voted for from local to statewide won. Everything. I am so used to spring being low turnout and dominated by right-leaning voters. I was at a local election night party and while we watched the results we had one eye on the Brewers who were losing to St Louis with 2 outs in the ninth and even they pulled out a victory! Definitely made the slushy, wet snow more tolerable in April. It was a great night.
Posted by: Michelle | Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at 07:45 PM