I am sorry, Wisconsin, you are beautiful and I love you, but you have to pull yourself together. Every time you are in the news these days, it is because of something that is either controversial, ill-conceived, or just outright strange. That last category is where I would put this latest tidbit of news coming out of the Badger State. Wisconsin is in the process of recalling six Republicans and three Democrats. However, in addition to the real Democratic challengers in the recall, there are six fake Democrats (read: Republicans) running as Democrats in the recall elections, and since Wisconsin has open primaries, this means that Republicans can vote in the Democratic primaries, raising concerns that the Republicans are trying to hijack the Democrat’s own primary election! This is just ridiculous! I know as a Minnesotan, my state doesn’t have a lot of room to talk (given the state shutdown and all), but I wanted to bring it up because it further illustrates just how polarized our country is at this moment and how damaging this polarization can be to the democratic process.
Badgers, despite their cute fur, can be quite menacing. (Photo: ontariobadgers.com)
