Wisconsin is in a unique position to go from a blue state to a red state following the election on November 2.  

It is likely that Republican Scott Walker will defeat Tom Barrett as the next Governor, Republican Ron Johnson will defeat Democrat Russ Feingold, and Republicans Reid Ribble and Sean Duffy will flip Congressional seats currently held by Democrats. 

                The wave of Republican enthusiasm could result in Republicans gaining control of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate. 

                This voter backlash is driven by the Democrats’ misinterpreting the results of the 2008 election.  The rise of the Tea Party movement is evidence of the rejection of Democratic policies.  Angry citizens have expressed their disapproval of the health care legislation at town hall meetings, rallies and through the election of Republicans Scott Brown to the Senate in Massachusetts, Chris Christie as Governor in New Jersey and Bob McDonnell as Governor in Virginia.  Obama carried all of these states in November 2008.

                The political environment in Wisconsin is similar to the political circumstances in Washington D.C.  All branches of government in Madison and Washington D.C. have been controlled by Democrats.  The consequences of liberal policies have been disastrous.  Unemployment is at its highest levels in decades, the national debt has tripled, home foreclosures are at record levels  and the cost of health care is rising, even though Democratic leaders have made promises to the contrary.

                According to the latest Rasmussen telephone survey of likely voters in Wisconsin, Johnson has 52% of the vote, while Feingold, who has represented the state in the Senate since 1993, only has 45% of the vote.  Walker is ahead of Barrett in the polls as well.  Walker currently has 52% of the vote, while Barrett falls short with only 42% of the vote.

                The main reason why Republicans are ahead in the polls is because people are finally starting to realize that the current state of the economy is the direct result of overspending by Democratic leaders.  Republicans, like Johnson, promise to “promote an agenda of growth, opportunity, and prosperity,” because the current Democratic agenda of entitlement and dependency has not been beneficial to our country.

                Barack Obama and the Democratic party have been governing against the will of the American people.  In a representative republic, this style of governing is a recipe for electoral defeat.  The only recourse for voters is at the ballot box, and a strong message of repudiation will be delivered to many incumbent Democrats on Election Day. 

Although no one knows for sure what will result from this year’s election, polls indicate that Republicans will soon be in control, and Democratic leaders will soon join the ranks of the unemployed masses - -a problem caused by their misguided policies.