EDITORIAL: Tony Evers got outplayed


EDITORIAL: Tony Evers got outplayed


The governor’s halting strategy for the April election frustrated even some of his allies

Republican leaders and conservative justices deserve about 95 percent of the blame for Wisconsin’s dangerous and embarrassing spring election mess. I took them to task in my last post. 

But Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ performance during the whole process can be most charitably described as incoherent. If there was any kind of policy or political strategy to his moves over the last month or so, it’s not apparent to me or to many local officials or even some Democratic leaders.

Let’s review.  

On March 12, Evers declared an official public health emergency...

...It’s to Evers’ credit, as a person, that he just might be constitutionally unable to understand his opponents. To be their opposite is the definition of a good human being. But what’s needed right now is a smart, tough, energetic political strategist who can play their game. Someone who can inspire a healthy bit of fear in his opponents. We need a guy who knows how to throw a punch harder than the one he just took. And that will never be Tony Evers. ..
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Ken Notes: Dave Cieslewicz writes a brilliant article here, and while I am a fiscal conservative, I have to agree that Tony is being manhandled and manipulated by both the political right and the conservative press. In fact the usually more liberal media outlets have been none too kind as well.

Dave`s conclusion, which I included (bold) above, is spot on and I nominate Dave for the role of the "smart, tough, energetic political strategist" he calls for. In fact that would again give me an opportunity to discuss issues with Dave and even occasionally point out the error of his liberal to the core ways -- but with the respect both he and Tony deserve and then in the "Tommy tradition" which I embrace we would go out for dinner and a beer.

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