With only about 23% of the vote reporting, NBC’s experts just called the recall election for the incumbent governor. Some other races are still too close to call. I can’t say that I’m very optimistic that they’ve made a mistake and called it too early. Since the Bush/Gore election, they’re pretty careful about avoiding that mistake. Still, most of the Democratic areas still have not reported. What I saw in the low population areas and the Republican suburbs was a significant improvement for Walker over his numbers two years ago. That seems to have offset great turnout in Democratic areas. The Exit Polls gave us a lot of room for hope, with voters preferring Obama to Romney by a double-digit margin and participation by union households up substantially. But exit polls are no substitute for actual votes. There is still a lot to sort out tonight and tomorrow. There are four state Senate races and a Lt. Governor’s race. If we can win one of those Senate races, the Dems can take control of the upper chamber and force Gov. Walker to negotiate. So, that’s our best hope now.
NBC Calls WI Recall for Gov. Walker
