memeorandum: Democracy wins in Wisconsin (Charles Lane/Washington Post)

10:20 AM ET, June 7, 2012

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Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:

Obama frets after ‘terrifying’ recall vote — President Obama will need to double down on his efforts to keep Wisconsin safely in his column after Gov. Scott Walker's (R) resounding victory in Tuesday's recall election. — Every Democratic presidential candidate since Walter Mondale in 1984 …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, BREITBART.COM, ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, Jammie Wearing Fools and Campaign Stops

Matt Stoller / naked capitalism:

Wisconsin Recap: Thanks to Obama, American Left Lies in Smoldering Wreckage — By Matt Stoller, a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. You can follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/matthewstoller. — On Tuesday, Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker humiliated his Democratic opponent …

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, Booman Tribune, Examiner and msnbc.com

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

Obama is killing the Democratic Party — President Obama, I have frequently argued, has been fabulous for the conservative movement. He spurred the creation of the tea party. He helped the GOP win the House majority in 2010 and make big gains in the Senate.

Discussion: americanthinker.com, New York Times, American Prospect, The Enterprise Blog and Ricochet Conversations Feed

James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:

We Are the 119% — MSNBC: My Schadenfreude Now Blankets Cable. — Last night we got home from a dinner and discovered something wonderful when we switched on the television. There's an entire cable network called MSNBC devoted to the entertainment of conservatives.

Discussion: American Glob, Salon, Campaign 2012, The Angle, The Glittering Eye, The New Republic, NewsBusters.org blogs, Daily Kos, US Politics, Ed Driscoll and PoliPundit.com

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Barney Frank: Dems, unions made ‘big mistake’ in pushing for Wisconsin recall

Discussion: Politico, Hotline On Call, Outside the Beltway, New York Times, Riehl World View, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Beast, The Hill and The Raw Story

Wall Street Journal:
Labor Faces New Challenge

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative and RedState

Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Democracy wins in Wisconsin

Discussion: Hot Air, Hit & Run, The Glittering Eye, Althouse, Betsy's Page, RealClearMarkets, The Raw Story, Informed Comment, msnbc.com and The Spectacle Blog

Kos / Daily Kos:
GOP outplaying its Wisconsin hand

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Democratic Strategist, New York Times, The Reaction, No More Mister Nice Blog, Business Insider, Political Economy, Balloon Juice, New York Magazine and Vodkapundit

Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
The “People United” Go Down In Flames

Discussion: Democratic Strategist, New York Times, National Review, The Conservatory, The Daily Caller, The Daily Dish, RedState, The Enterprise Blog, The Razor and Political Capital

Josh Kraushaar / 2012 Decoded:
Red Flags All Over for Obama in Wisconsin

Discussion: Pirate's Cove, The Daily Beast, Wall Street Journal, Democracy in America, ABCNEWS, Washington Post, Washington Wire, Hot Air, National Review, The Enterprise Blog, Real Clear Politics, The Conservatory, Hotline On Call and The New Republic

Susan Jones / CNSNews:
38% of Voters from Union Households Voted for Walker

Discussion: New York Times, Mediaite, NewsBusters.org blogs, Weasel Zippers, NoisyRoom.net, The Daley Gator, AEI, Guardian, The Enterprise Blog, Fox News and RedState

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Rendell: Wisconsin recall a ‘dumb political fight’ for labor to pick

Discussion: Politico, TheBlaze.com, Hot Air, Washington Post, American Prospect and The Caucus

Ron Paul / CNN:

Ron Paul admits he won't be nominee — (CNN) - Ron Paul, who has not officially dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, admitted to supporters in an email Wednesday he was not positioned to receive enough delegates to challenge Mitt Romney at the GOP convention in Tampa.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Tim Mak / Politico:
George W. Bush least popular living ex-president, poll shows

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

George W. Bush / CNN: CNN Poll: George W. Bush only living ex-president under 50%

Politico:
Clinton aides: Bill screwed up

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Wall Street Journal and New York Magazine

Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Mitt Romney's campaign, GOP leaders ramp up coordination

Discussion: Politico

John Cook / Gawker:
Mitt Romney's Hotmail Hacker Would Like You to Know That He Is Very, Very Sorry

Discussion: Mediaite, Truthdig, ABCNEWS, Indecision Forever, Politico and The Hill

Michelle Obama / CNN:
Michelle Obama fires up crowd in Philly

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Conservatory

Michael Barbaro / New York Times:

The Candidate Next Door — ON Dunemere Drive, it seems as if just about everyone has a gripe against the owners of No. 311. — The elderly woman next door complains that her car is constantly boxed into her driveway. A few houses over, a gay couple grumbles that their beloved ocean views are in jeopardy.

Discussion: Pirate's Cove, GOP 12, msnbc.com, Hit & Run, TheBlaze.com, New York Magazine, The Rightnewz, TBogg and Prairie Weather

First Read / msnbc.com:

Obama on defensive — *** Obama on the defensive: At the very time that the Obama campaign has tried to go on the offensive — hitting Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital and in Massachusetts — they've found themselves mostly playing defense the past couple of weeks. On the May jobs report.

Discussion: Boston Globe and New York Times

Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
NYT: Mitt Romney Still Bullying Gays... With His House

Discussion: GayPatriot, Capital New York and Ricochet Conversations Feed

BuzzFeed:

Did President Obama Just Make A Blowjob Joke? — So says the pool report from his gay and lesbian fundraiser at L.A.'s Beverly Wilshire tonight. Incredibly awkward. — Obama speaks during a campaign event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills tonight. — (Getty Images / JEWEL SAMAD)

Discussion: The Sundries Shack, iOwnTheWorld.com, Althouse and Riehl World View

Los Angeles Times:

President Obama gets enthusiastic welcome at L.A. gay event — The LGBT community turns out in force to celebrate the man who has been dubbed the nation's ‘first gay president.’ It's a striking change from last year, when he was heckled for not supporting same-sex marriage.

Discussion: Politico, Jammie Wearing Fools, NewsBusters.org blogs and GayPatriot

John / The City Square:

San Franciscans protest against Obama — Barack Obama, America's Fundraiser-in-Chief, visited San Francisco today in search of still more campaign cash. Because San Francisco, home to Nancy Pelosi, has a reputation as America's most liberal city, one might think that The One would be safe from criticism here.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Larry / Fund47:

The Press Lines Up to Interview San Francisco Tea Party at Obama Fundraisers — Major Bay Area television, radio and newspaper reporters lined up to interview San Francisco Tea Partiers outside two Obama fundraisers in the Financial District on Wednesday. In my three years of covering the Tea Party …

Discussion: The Jawa Report

ABCNEWS:

Senator Asks DOJ to Investigate SWAT-ting Attacks on Conservative Bloggers — A number of conservative bloggers allege they have been targeted through the use of harassment tactics such as SWAT-ting (fooling 911 operators into sending emergency teams to their homes), in retaliation for posts …

Discussion: Datechguy's Blog, The Other McCain, “The Lid”, Breitbart Unmasked, American Power, Michelle Malkin, The Lonely Conservative, Nice Deb and Examiner

Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Senator for Georgia:
Chambliss Demands Inquiry Into Attacks Against Conservative Commentators

Discussion: RedState, Political Insider, American Power, Mediaite, Washington Times, The Camp Of The Saints, The Daley Gator, The Other McCain, The Lonely Conservative, UrbanGrounds, Pirate's Cove, Riehl World View and The Jawa Report

Paul Krugman:

Estonian Rhapsody — Since Estonia has suddenly become the poster child for austerity defenders — they're on the euro and they're booming! — I thought it might be useful to have a picture of what we're talking about. Here's real GDP, from Eurostat: — So, a terrible — Depression-level …

Discussion: Cato @ Liberty, Politicker, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air, americanthinker.com, NewsBusters.org blogs, FP Passport, The PJ Tatler, Mediaite, World Now, The Raw Story and Campaign 2012

Stanley Kurtz / National Review:

Obama's Third-Party History — On the evening of January 11, 1996, while Mitt Romney was in the final years of his run as the head of Bain Capital, Barack Obama formally joined the New Party, which was deeply hostile to the mainstream of the Democratic party and even to American capitalism.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, The Daley Gator, The PJ Tatler and The Caucus

PBS NewsHour / Online NewsHour:

With Political Polarization at All-Time High, Americans Say ‘Listen to Me’ — Partisan divisions in U.S. politics have grown more intense, according to a new Pew Research Center survey tracking attitudes on government, business social issues and more. Judy Woodruff speaks with Linda Killian …

Discussion: The Agonist

Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:

Ed Rendell: Barack Obama Will Find Pennsylvania ‘Definitely In Play’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Barack Obama , Video, Ed Rendell, Obama Bloomberg, Bloomberg Rendell, Obama 2012, Obama General Election, Obama Pa, Obama Rendell, Rendell 2012, Rendell Obama, Politics News

Discussion: Politico and Washington Free Beacon