Scott Walker calls Dem victory in GOP-leaning Wisconsin Senate seat 'a wake up call'

Source: Politico







By LOUIS NELSON

01/17/2018 08:29 AM EST

A Democrat’s victory in a special election to fill a vacant seat in the Wisconsin state Legislature is “a wake up call for Republicans in Wisconsin,” Gov. Scott Walker wrote on Twitter on Tuesday night.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that Patty Schachtner, a Democrat, was victorious in Tuesday’s special election for Wisconsin’s 10th Senate District, a Republican-learning district in the northwest part of the state along the Minnesota border. The seat had previously been filled by Sheila Harsdorf, who resigned last November after 17 years in office to join Walker’s administration as Wisconsin’s secretary of agriculture.
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In his posts calling voters out to the polls earlier Tuesday, Walker had warned that “liberal groups and the media have made [the 10th Senate District] a target” and that “big government union bosses are targeting Wisconsin, again!”..........................


..............Schachtner, too, lamented the outside influences in the race, suggesting to the Journal-Sentinel that voters turned off by negative mailings had supported her. “It wasn’t nice. It was mean,” she said. “People just said, ‘You know what? We’re nicer than that.’”...................

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/17/scott-walker-wisconsin-patty-schachtner-win-343237?lo=ap_e1

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Gov. Scott Walker wrote online after the race had been decided that “Senate District 10 special election win by a Democrat is a wake up call for Republicans in Wisconsin” who must do a better job touting their record to voters. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Scott Walker calls Dem victory in GOP-leaning Wisconsin SeHnate seat 'a wake up call'




HERE IS A SAMPLE OF WALKERS TWITTER MELTDOWN TODAY..............


Scott Walker
?Verified account @ScottWalker
3h3 hours ago

Biggest takeaway from last night: We can’t presume that everyone knows about the positive things we’re getting done for the people of Wisconsin!
81 replies 26 retweets 73 likes
Scott Walker
?Verified account @ScottWalker
3h3 hours ago

WAKE UP CALL: Help us spread the good news about our results and fight back against those trying to undo our reforms. https://donate.scottwalker.com
42 replies 12 retweets 42 likes
Scott Walker
?Verified account @ScottWalker
5h5 hours ago

WAKE UP CALL: Can’t presume that voters know that we added $200 for every student in every school this year & an extra $204 next year. Help us share the good news.
97 replies 60 retweets 118 likes
Scott Walker
?Verified account @ScottWalker
5h5 hours ago

WAKE UP CALL: Can’t presume that voters know that healthcare systems in Wisconsin rank #1 for quality. Help us share the good news.

Link to tweet

SOME REPLIES



JudyHensler24
? @JudyHensler24
15h15 hours ago
Replying to @ScottWalker

This is hilarious. You’re scared. I guess you shouldn’t have hitched your wagon to that 🍊💩🤡.
0 replies 6 retweets 25 likes

Cheesehead Lucy
? @cheeseheadlucy
12h12 hours ago

Replying to @ScottWalker

Lying again, Scooter.

Aren’t there some poor people out there you can force to pee in a cup in exchange for food?
0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes

Jeff Simpson
? @JeffSimpson7
6h6 hours ago

Replying to @ScottWalker @MikeMikalsen

Fake news. Hard for voters to know somethings that us not true