{"id":11345,"date":"2018-11-07T03:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=11345"},"modified":"2018-11-09T16:19:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T22:19:19","slug":"tony-evers-elected-governor-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/tony-evers-elected-governor-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Walker Era, seemingly unkillable, dead at 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Scott Walker Era, age 8, died early Wednesday morning. Its death was confirmed<\/a> by The Associated Press at 1:24 a.m.<\/p>\n

The cause of death was 38,000 absentee votes<\/a>\u00a0in Milwaukee County for Democratic state superintendent Tony Evers. A contributing factor was self-inflicted changes<\/a> to Wisconsin recount policy less than one year ago.<\/p>\n

It is survived by its heavily gerrymandered voting districts, an endless slog of road construction, and, of course, a spectacular failure of a presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

Born in 2010, the Walker Era was the child of empty promises and dark money. It will be remembered by many for its resilience. In 2012, it survived a recall brought on by a protracted battle with working Wisconsinites in 2011. But in the years that followed, the Walker Era thrived \u2014 if that\u2019s what you want to call it \u2014 by passing retrograde legislation and dismantling the infrastructure of a once-progressive state.<\/p>\n

Known for wide-ranging, umm, hits like \u201cGutting Collective Bargaining for Labor Unions,\u201d \u201cRejecting Medicaid Expansion\u201d and \u201cFoxconn is a Disaster Waiting to Happen,\u201d the Walker Era will be remembered by some as a return to a bygone era, and by others as the longest eight years of their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Scott Walker Era, age 8, died early Wednesday morning. 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