tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post8930446584548062567..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: And in Wisconsin's political environment ...James Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-73244149797053280752018-08-14T20:31:36.064-05:002018-08-14T20:31:36.064-05:00I want a candidate who will beat Walker like a ren...I want a candidate who will beat Walker like a rented mule, enough to overcome the Russian screwing, the Republican gerrymandering, and the consistent vote suppression.<br /><br />Anon references the school reports for the schools in the urban districts, most affected by Walker's school destruction program and most afflicted by anti-minority actions, and then he lays this at Tony Ever's feet, when he is more constrained by the actions of the Republican stranglehold on the Lege.<br /><br />Screw that. Come together and win. <br /><br />The media did not anoint Evers, the polls did.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-20529414056813540532018-08-14T19:47:11.357-05:002018-08-14T19:47:11.357-05:00I agree with you on unity. I also know, however, t...I agree with you on unity. I also know, however, the reality that is Tony Evers wins tonight, so does Walker. The polls will close in 1/2 hour now, so my comment cannot possibly change the outcome. Evers was proclaimed the winner by the media months ago.<br /><br />I challenge everyone to go to DPI's webite:<br /><br />https://dpi.wi.gov/accountability/report-cards<br /><br />You will see the entire report is nonsense as the mid point in the scale is "meets expectations" and the next step below is "meets few expectations". Only a career creature could come up with such dishonest evaulation model -- look closely -- you will see that, to Evers, "Meeting Expectations" actually means NOT meeting all expectations".<br /><br />Then you must do this -- go to the URL below:<br /><br />https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/<br /><br />Find the reports on schools in Milwaukee, Beloit, Racine, Kenosha, LaCrosse and even Madison. Look at those schools' performances -- expecially look at their achievement gap. People in Wisconsin's democratic strongholds are largely going to be no-shows in November, just like they did not turn out anywhere near 2008 & 2012. This is why Hillary lost Wisconsin -- what should have been a "firewall" state.<br /><br />The same will happen with Evers whether we preach "unity" or not, as his actual record supporting the highest needs schools in Wisconsin is a dismal failure. Unity only exists when it is a 2-way street. Evers had years to build bridges and chose not to. <br /><br />I can only hope that next time around, when we all declare a need for "unity" we will all agree to back candidates that can demonstrate successful leadership creating equity and therefor unity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com