Today From Wisconsin

As lots of folks are telling us, today is D-Day in Wisconsin. Six Republican state senators are facing a recall, largely because they supported Republican Gov. Scott Walker in his drive to limit the collective bargaining rights of public employees. Two Democratic senators face their own recall next week. If the Democrats can come out ahead with a net of three seats, they will take control of the state Senate.

From the Madison-based, Progressive Magazine:

If the Democrats win, they will be able to put the brakes on Walker’s runaway train. And they’ll set the stage for a huge confrontation with Walker six months from now, when he may have to face a recall himself, probably against none other than Russ Feingold.

And a Democratic win would send a signal to other Republican governors that they’ll pay a price if they follow Walker’s lead and try to destroy the right to organize or decimate public education, which Walker has also done.

And it’ll send the message that resistance works.

If the Democrats prevail, the voters of Wisconsin will be sending a message to every other Governor who has been trying to use corporate dollars to crush the power of labor. And budget cuts, of course. Ohio, here. Michigan, here. Indiana, here.

Not so much of course, if the Republicans prevail. And Gov. Scott Walter could be the new darling of the Republican party.

Ed Schultz broadcast his MSNBC television show last night from Madison, and will do the same today. His segments were great.

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We should all watch the results tonight. They will be a test of today’s political mood.  And from the looks of it this morning, the jury is still out.