2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTweet from reporter in Ryan's Janesville district polling voters...
WPR News @wprnewsMixed reviews from voters in Janesville, many voted for Congressman Ryan for representative but not VP. #WIvote #wipolitics @WPR
Flashmann
(2,140 posts)Translation=Many are only half stupid....
ChangeUp106
(549 posts)What's the reason that some Republicans and a lot of Democrats vote Democrat for President, but vote Republican locally? I know many instances of this happening this year and in years past. We need Democrats (real ones) in Congress to actually get Obama's stuff passed idiots!
shraby
(21,946 posts)WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)LTR
(13,227 posts)I guess voters think their district will have more influence.
That, and it's often tough for incumbents to lose House seats. Most just keep getting voted back in.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)some, enterprising, though ethically challenged, Democrat should have floated the narrative that Wisconsin voters could not vote for ryan for V.P. AND for the House because if he were to win in both constests he would be a member of the House and preside ocer the Senate ... and the constitutional concept of separation of power does not allow for that!