re: #44 bluecheese

Although Falk more closely alines with my own political beliefs (plus I’d love to have a women Governor), I voted for Barrett just simply cause he polls better against Walker. I’m pragmatic like that.

I tend to agree with your pragmatism, bluecheese. I watched the four Democratic candidates debate last Friday, and finally understood why Barrett had been the nominee last year. He may be a little conventional, but he handles himself well in a debate, and his more moderate image would seem to better match up against Walker’s conservative dogmatism than Falk’s Madison-centric image as a union pawn (unfair as that might be). I also like state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout’s obsession with policy details, but she could be a valuable ally of a new governor in her current position, especially if the Democrats retake the state Senate.