Jonathan Steitz was unsuccessful in his effort to take on union puppet Jim Doyle DEMOCRAT Bob Wirch.
It's a loss for Wisconsin.
From WisPolitics:
Attorney Jonathan Steitz downplayed his financial disadvantage in his challenge of Dem Sen. Bob Wirch, saying he stayed positive and focused on the issues.
Conservative groups did not come to Steitz’s aid in the final weeks over the airwaves, while Dem and union groups hammered him on several fronts.
“Our goal was to run a grassroots campaign and take our message directly to the people,” Steitz told WisPolitics.com in an interview from his Election Night party. “The people who had a chance to meet me and heard me out had a favorable impression. It’s hard to run a campaign like that on the time frame that we had, and I think there’s a good number of people in the district who unfortunately listened to what they were saying about me and didn’t give me much of a chance to change their minds.”
Steitz said he knew he was mounting an uphill battle against Wirch in a district that he said is shifting, but has traditionally leaned Dem.
Despite the loss, he said he remains open to another political campaign down the road. He said he has no interest in becoming a career politician, but hopes his career is marked by periods of public service and time in the private sector.
Steitz deserves credit for challenging Wirch and attempting to hold him accountable for his poor performance as a public servant.
The bad news: Bob Wirch is still in the Wisconsin State Senate.
The good news: Republicans are still in control.
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