Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin is first openly gay person elected to Senate

Elizabeth Warren takes Massachusetts, Joe Donnelly takes Indiana, and Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay Senator! YES, YES, YES #yesyesyes.Fox declares that Tammy Baldwin will defeat Tommy Thompson (Update: Sherrod Brown wins in Ohio). Thompson's defeat surprises me a little. Wisconsin has tilted back to the Dems. As for the Senate as a whole, it may be aRep. Tammy Baldwin (D) defeated former governor Tommy Thompson (R) and will take Wisconsin's open Senate seat. Baldwin will take over for retiring Sen. Herb Kohl (D); she will be Wisconsin's first female senator and the country's first openly gay senator.Tammy Baldwin has knocked off former Gov. Tommy Thompson in the Wisconsin Senate race, holding onto the seat for Democrats and making history by becoming the first openly gay member of the Senate. In an acceptance speech, Baldwin said Thomspon(CNN) -- Tammy Baldwin made history Tuesday night -- twice. She became the first openly gay politician, and first Wisconsin woman, elected to the U.S. Senate. She told CNN on Wednesday morning that she hopes the Senate will be "more reflective of
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