One For The History Books

Wisconsinites are most likely happy to have the recall election behind them.  Gone for now are the obnoxious,  lie-ridden, deceptive political advertisements from both sides.  But for those Wisconsinites that voted last Tuesday, we are now a part of U.S. political history.

First, Wisconsin Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch now has the distinction of being the first lieutenant governor in U.S. history to face a recall election and secondly, Governor Scott Walker has become the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall election with his decisive victory on Tuesday when Wisconsin voters delivered a heavy body-blow to organized labor.

The only two previous recall efforts against sitting governors were Lynn Frazier in North Dakota in 1921 and Gray Davis in California in 2003. Both of those governors lost.

By now you’ve probably heard more than enough analysis of this election, but we want to leave you with what Real Clear Politics considers the three takeaways from Wisconsin’s recall vote.