Let me be the first to say this: Labor could have won last night. Adding to its ever-growing string of missed opportunities, Big Labor fired yet another round into its already bullet-riddled feet.
Yes, winning two races in GOP territory is a big accomplishment, and should be lauded. However, the avoidable strategic missteps that kept Democrats from winning a crucial 3rd race cannot be ignored. Allow me to present a few observations I made on the ground in Wisconsin:
1. Labor once again let the Democratic Party run the show. Imagine if Labor would have run its own candidates as independents. This would have neutralized heavy party-line voting in the GOP strongholds.
http://talkingunion.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/post-mortem/
