Can Blogging Do In Wisconsin What It Did to Lieberman in Connecticut?

Almost every pundit agrees. A big part of why Joe Lieberman went down in the Democratic primary in Connecticut was due to a strong effort by progressive bloggers on behalf of Ned Lamont.

The question then, is, can we do that in Wisconsin? Can bloggers and readers of blogs make the difference where their impact is most felt and needed.

I argue yes, and we can do it by helping defeat Republicans in the State Assembly.

Check out the Assembly Democrats website. Work on behalf of the team effort for Democrats in the State Assembly. Pick a candidate or two, or better yet, help the ADCC effort statewide to take as many seats as possible.

Here's my rationale.

- We are fielding Democrats in 85 districts out of 99, more than any election cycle in twenty years. The GOP is challenging only 13 of our incumbents.

- The Democrats have only one member not seeking reelection, the best time to pick up a seat. They have eleven incumbents not running again.

- The overall quality of Democrats running is much better than Republicans. We are fielding former Sheriffs, small business owners, local elected officials, educators and more. They are fielding a "private eye" who lives in his Mom's basement, a perennial loser, and a guy who swears and calls everyone gay on blogs in his district - not exactly the Dream Team.

- Their leader, John Gard, is running for Congress. One of their want-to-be leaders, Mike Huebsch, is attempting to lead their caucus, while other GOPpers are waiting for him to fail so they can be leader.

- The GOP has passed a myriad of knee-jerk, reactionary legislation that makes the far right drool, but middle Wisconsin shake their heads. Think birth control bans, attempts to stop stem cell research, the civil union ban, tax breaks for special interests and bills that pollute our environment.

- And despite having two of their former leaders facing jail and prison time, the GOP in the Assembly killed ethics reform. That issue alone is a political silver bullet in many districts.

So, can progressive bloggers and progressives who read blogs in Wisconsin flex their muscles? Can we at least try?

Check out the Democrats running for the State Assembly.

And better yet, DONATE to help the efforts to defeat the politics of John Gard and Mike Huebsch and Mark Gundrum.

It would be great in November for the headlines to read: Bloggers Deliver State Assembly to Democratic Hands. Will that include you?