Lessons From Wisconsin

Joe Conason, New York Observer
With Wisconsin's epic state senate recall battle now over, the results carry a clear message that ought to resonate all the way to Washington -- and especially the Obama White House. The essence of politics in America today, for Democrats at least, is to understand and communicate the political nature of the opposition.Having suffered a bad beating last November, the Wisconsin Democrats and their allies have succeeded in building a strong movement that fights back explicitly against the right-wing policies of Gov. Scott Walker's Republican Party.Last week, they won two out of six...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/08/19/what_obama_should_learn_from_wisconsin_111012.html

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