It has been reported on a number of generally reliable blogs that Glenn Grothman is in fact going to challenge Herb Kohl this November. That is, of course, provided Glenn gets past Robert Lorge, a guy who's a tad goofier than Glenn but probably starts with better name ID. Nobody outside southeast Wisconsin really knows or cares about Glenn Grothman at this point.
I like Glenn Grothman. On social issues the guy is out in right field, and for that alone I could never vote for him. But at least he's an intelligent and thoughtful legislator.
Herb Kohl has gone from 52 to 58 to 62 in each of his general elections. As much as some conservatives will try to disagree, the fact of the matter is that Grothman is no better a candidate than John Gillespie, and Gillespie did 37 in a year in which Republicans were actually motivated to vote. It'll be a miracle if Grothman breaks 40.
Perhaps this is Glenn's penance for botching TPA beyond all belief. Perhaps Glenn believes strongly that Kohl should not go unopposed. I can only hope that he's not the second coming of Dave Magnum, a guy who runs because a bunch of Republican consultants desperate for a payday convinced him that he's got a chance.
Grothman is a token candidate, good only for measuring the size of the Republican base. Grothman won't get a single vote beyond that base. Kohl is simply too well-liked.
It will, however, be funny to watch two old guys who probably haven't been laid in ages try and talk to all of us about family values. That's part of what makes Grothman's obsession with birth control so humorous. It'll be interesting to see Kohl respond to that.
It will also be funny to see if Glenn walks over to the Elections Board on Tuesday and attempts to recreate some of that ridiculous will he, won't he drama from two years ago by stalking about all day, asking everyone and anyone if he's doing the right thing by running against Herb Kohl.
Sen. Kohl, let me be the first in the blogosphere to congratulate you on your resounding victory over Glenn Grothman. The size of your victory is a clear sign that Wisconsin does not support the off-the-deep-end, goverment-in-your-bedroom, religious extremism of radical conservatives like Glenn.
I like Glenn Grothman. On social issues the guy is out in right field, and for that alone I could never vote for him. But at least he's an intelligent and thoughtful legislator.
Herb Kohl has gone from 52 to 58 to 62 in each of his general elections. As much as some conservatives will try to disagree, the fact of the matter is that Grothman is no better a candidate than John Gillespie, and Gillespie did 37 in a year in which Republicans were actually motivated to vote. It'll be a miracle if Grothman breaks 40.
Perhaps this is Glenn's penance for botching TPA beyond all belief. Perhaps Glenn believes strongly that Kohl should not go unopposed. I can only hope that he's not the second coming of Dave Magnum, a guy who runs because a bunch of Republican consultants desperate for a payday convinced him that he's got a chance.
Grothman is a token candidate, good only for measuring the size of the Republican base. Grothman won't get a single vote beyond that base. Kohl is simply too well-liked.
It will, however, be funny to watch two old guys who probably haven't been laid in ages try and talk to all of us about family values. That's part of what makes Grothman's obsession with birth control so humorous. It'll be interesting to see Kohl respond to that.
It will also be funny to see if Glenn walks over to the Elections Board on Tuesday and attempts to recreate some of that ridiculous will he, won't he drama from two years ago by stalking about all day, asking everyone and anyone if he's doing the right thing by running against Herb Kohl.
Sen. Kohl, let me be the first in the blogosphere to congratulate you on your resounding victory over Glenn Grothman. The size of your victory is a clear sign that Wisconsin does not support the off-the-deep-end, goverment-in-your-bedroom, religious extremism of radical conservatives like Glenn.
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intelligent and thoughtful legislator
are you kidding me?
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