This article hits on what happened in Wisconsin. Wisconsin went to Obama, and one of our two senators is a Democrat (and not a particularly right leaning one). But the governor and the rest of state government is dominated by Republicans. Scott Walker keeps winning, but it's against Wisconsin's versions of John Kerry or Mitt Romney. People are voting for "not Scott Walker" rather than the actual opponent, and that doesn't win elections.
Exactly. I have loved Mary Burke on the Madison school board. She is probably the memeber most in touch with the actual needs of the students. But her gubernatorial campaign threw me off because she seemed to become largely the "anti-Walker." That wasn't who I wanted to support.People are voting for "not Scott Walker" rather than the actual opponent, and that doesn't win elections.