It's hard to have to admit that but it is what it is. As Krugman says:
"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are filled with a passionate intensity. Obviously I’m not happy with the result; not just out of political sympathies, but because all the recent political trends have been rewarding the side that caused the very crisis from which it is now benefiting, not to mention politicians who have been wrong about everything since the crisis hit."
"I’m even more unhappy with how it happened, with national Democrats basically sitting on their hands while conservatives poured resources into the race."
"This combination of Democratic diffidence and confusion, on one side, with right-wing ferocity on the other, is the main subject of a long piece Robin and I just wrote for the NYRB; deadline pressure on that piece is why I blogged so little yesterday. So much more about it all in the near future."
"Still, my rule for myself is, never give up. All seemed lost politically in 2004; it wasn’t. Then a lot of people, including, I’m sorry to say, Obama, slacked off after 2008, believing that the other side would have to compromise."
"It’s never over, for good or bad. Keep on plugging."
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/wisconsin-2/
That's a good rule for anyone. He makes a good point too that things might have looked over after 2004. The GOP could again gloat-wasn't it obvious that the American people loved Bush? Not exactly as it turned out.
As far as this one goes, let's just be honest. The GOP wanted it much more than the Democrats did. Check the amount of money the RGA gave as opposed to the DGA. The Republicans did everything they could to see that Walker win-can you really say the Democrats did the same to see Walker's defeat?
Indeed, one of Barrett's supporters actually slapped him after the loss-yes literally! Why? He was conceding while some people were still at the polls. Even he didn't seem to want it so much.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77105.html
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