Quickies

• Big night for GOP.  Gov. Walker held on to his seat in Wisconsin's recall efforts, 53-46.  

• Probably the biggest winners in the recall were supporters of Citizens United.  Republican Walker outspent his Democratic challenger 8:1.  Over 65% of Walkers $30.5 million in contributions came from out of state sources.  The largest donors of course were billionaires David Koch and Sheldon Adelson, who both donated at least a million dollars of their own money to Walker.  

• Walker himself raised almost as much of the entirety of what was spent in the 2010 governors race in which he was first elected.  Money makes a difference.

• Dems might have regained control of the Wisconsin senate, however.

• How much does this recall and huge GOP victory play on November's presidential elections?  None.