By The Editors 6/13/12 11:18am

History in Wisconsin

If you think the failed recall of Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin has nothing to do with New York, well, you’re simply not paying attention. As Wisconsin goes, so goes the nation. Or so we should hope. Read More

By The Editors 5/29/12 7:28pm

opinion

On, Wisconsin!

New York’s unions are sending their best and brightest to Wisconsin to assist in the effort to recall the state’s Republican governor, Scott Walker. That’s good news for New York taxpayers and developers. If the unions’ key players are fighting somebody else’s battle in Wisconsin, they will be even more out of touch with reality in New York. Read More

By Anila Alexander 2/25/11 11:59pm

Disunion

Rangel: Republicans Want to Get Rid of Unions

The way Charlie Rangel interprets the events in Wisconsin, Republicans would like to get rid of unions altogether.

“There’s no question about it,” Rangel told Brother Bill from the Voice of Harlem. “This is not been the first time that we had heard that the Teabag Party–or the Tea Party–rather and some of the Republicans Read More

By The Editors 2/23/11 1:28am

Editorial

Schumer Should Mind His Own Business

What does Chuck Schumer know about Wisconsin?

A lot, apparently. Or so he says. New York’s senior senator, who rarely misses a chance to play the populist card, has seized on the fiscal crisis in Madison to raise his profile and a few campaign dollars as well. Mr. Schumer recently sent a mass email to Read More

By Jason Horowitz 4:43pm

At Clinton's Morning-After Rally: Defiance

After suffering her ninth and tenth consecutive losses in a row last night, it’s understandable that Hillary Clinton this morning called for an alternate reality.

“Let’s get real,” she said in a Hunter College auditorium that seemed to be packed mostly with the middle-aged women who make up her base. “Let’s get real about this Read More

By Steve Kornacki 6:05am

In Wisconsin, Another Grim Result for Hillary

Hillary Clinton is now down to her last out.

Faced with an opportunity in Wisconsin to halt her devastating post-Super Tuesday skid and to head into the critical March 4 primaries with newfound confidence and momentum, the former First Lady came up short tonight. Very short.

Barack Obama’s decisive victory in Wisconsin—where just six percent Read More

By Steve Kornacki 2/19/08 2:47am

The Wisconsin Stakes: Clinton's Opportunity, Obama's Peril

Here’s what’s at stake for the Democrats in Wisconsin:

Hillary Clinton

This is the last chance Clinton will have to avoid heading into March 4 on a 10-contest losing streak. Certainly, she is vastly better-positioned here than in any of the states she’s lost since Super Tuesday. Most polls show her trailing Barack Obama, but Read More