6 Republican seats were defended in the state of Wisconsin last night, and 2 of them were lost, preventing the Democrats from taking control of the Senate. The Senate is now only 17-16 Republican. There are 2 more Democrats that have to defend their seats next week. So I will be waiting with anticipation to see if they can hang on.
With regards to the Republican victories, I can only wonder what the electorate was thinking when they re-elected people who are not on the side of the middle class and the poor. These Republicans want to destroy public education and attack middle class rights to collectively bargain. What kind of politician goes after teachers? Perhaps one that does not see them as very valuable. This is fueled by the anti-intellectualism that runs through the veins of the Republican party everywhere. Facts get in the way of an ideology that is believed with passionate conviction (no matter how wrong-headed it may be). The Republicans should read Charles Peirce's method of tenacity. They practice it daily and are a perfect example of what NOT to do in intellectual pursuits.
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