BREAKING: (D) Kagen Wins WI-08 (called by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Democrat Steve Kagen has defeated GOP state assembly speaker John Gard.  Kagen is currently leading 52.4% to 47.6% with 67% of precincts reporting!

Woo hoo!  Wisconsin loses one of the nastiest, most partisan assembly speakers and gains a great representative in the House!  Congratulations Steve Kagen!! [UPDATE: in my haste, I failed to note that this is a Dem pickup, as the seat was formerly held by Republican Mark Green (who lost to Democratic incumbent Jim Doyle in the gubernatorial race). Woo Hoo!!! ]

•  On, Wisconsin!!!

  Please support Barack Obama.

  by DaveV on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 09:52:24 PM PDT

  •  Yeeeeaaaooouuuugggghhh

    We have the house! And it's very cool to know that WI-8 is part of the change. Now is only we can take both the US Senate and the WI Senate that will make 2006 the sweetest of years I can recall.

    by pHunbalanced on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 10:02:38 PM PDT

•  Awesome!! n/t

  by Johnny Gentle Famous Crooner on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 09:53:07 PM PDT

•  FUCKING AWESOME!! FUCKING AMAZING!!

  I never doubted it for the last 10 minutes.

  by centerdem on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 09:53:45 PM PDT

•  Go Badgers!

  I was just visiting Appleton one month ago, and saw lots of Kagan signs.  Awesome victory in the home of the John Birch Society.

  by bigforkgirl on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 09:58:39 PM PDT

•  Great news!

  As a native born Cheesehead exiled to the Ozarks, I am ecstatic. I was up in Manitowoc last month visiting my Dad and he couldn't stop talking about what an asshole Gard is. No optimist he, Dad predicted that Gard would win... looking forward to hearing the old boy eat some crow tomorrow. I'm sure he will be delighted to comply.

  by gp39m on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 09:59:15 PM PDT

  •  Crow pie...

    Goes great with Cheese!  I am so glad to see Gard and Green at least temporarily out of Wisconsin politics.

    Please support Barack Obama.

    by DaveV on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 10:04:35 PM PDT

•  SWEET!!

  I can't believe that my fellow Wisconsinites recognized Gard for the total tool he is.  We're rid of that Green AND Gard!!  WOOHOO!!!

  by grapeshot on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 10:02:48 PM PDT

•  Yay!

  This is my family's home district.  Mom and Dad will be happy, they were so worried that Doyle and Kagen would lose.

  Of course, I bet at least one of them voted yes on the gay marriage ban.  Grr.

  by kismet on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 10:05:57 PM PDT

•  This made me smile!

  To say the least.  Wisconsin is sort of rid of him twice--he's out of the state legislature, and he's not going to Congress!!!!!

  by kkshedevil on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 10:09:47 PM PDT

•  Now Gard has a lot more time to drink Buds in the

  back of limos! since he won't be going to DC!
  PHOTO: John Gard: Darling of the Christian right.

  Congrats to Congressman-elect Steve Kagen!

  by homerun on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 10:40:40 PM PDT

•  yay for WI-08! n/t

  by birdbrain64 on Tue Nov 07, 2006 at 10:41:08 PM PDT