A special election that Gov. Scott Walker put off holding for months turned into the GOP’s worst nightmare as Democrat Calen Frostman flipped the state senate seat from red to blue.
The DLCC congratulated Frostman:
BREAKING: @calebfrostman has won the special election in SD1 for the Wisconsin Senate, flipping the seat from red to blue. Congratulations, Caleb! pic.twitter.com/uRbdRKDB50
— Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (@TheDLCC) June 13, 2018
Frostman’s win was the 44th state legislative flip since Trump’s election:
BREAKING: @calebfrostman has won the special election in SD1 for the Wisconsin Senate, flipping the seat from red to blue. Congratulations, Caleb! pic.twitter.com/uRbdRKDB50
— Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (@TheDLCC) June 13, 2018
Frostman is the first Democrat in 41 years to hold the seat:
If Frostman wins in the 1st Senate District, he would be the first Democrat in 41 years to hold the seat. https://t.co/m69QxthP4A
— Molly Beck (@MollyBeck) June 13, 2018
Frostman’s win was a more than 20 point swing in the district:
Dem Frostman leading Repub Jacque by 4 pts and 1000 votes with 97% reporting in WI state Senate special, per WLUK
Trump won this district by 18 pts, 56 to 38.
The NW WI state Senate seat Dems won in January was a 17-pt Trump district.— Craig Gilbert (@WisVoter) June 13, 2018
Gov. Scott Walker freaked out after a Democrat was elected to the state supreme court in April and warned his fellow Republicans that a blue wave is coming. Democrats, grassroots activists, and candidate organizations aren’t getting enough credit for the work that they are doing at the state and local levels.
Less than two years ago, the Democratic Party was left for dead in too many states and localities across the country. The party’s revival, which is partly attributable to the energy caused by Trump’s election has been amazing.
The Blue Wave is quietly growing beneath the surface, and its full fury will be unleashed on Election Day in November.
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