Here is an example of a typical left-wing prog.   This voice is who defeated candidate Tom Barrett demands gubernatorial winner Scott Walker listen to.

To his credit Scott Walker was very gracious in his victory speech and opening up the dialogue of reconciliation between such a divisive electorate. Commendable but naive. You don’t negotiate with people this ideologically entrenched, it’s impossible.
The only way to “manage” or lead in the face of this type of adversity is with the overwhelmingly visible show of strength. Democrats have moved so far left (see occupiers) thanks to their love affair with President Obama that a toxically divisive and polarized by the minority electorate can only be kept in check with smashmouth political force.
This is the same approach which must also be taken in the November 2012 election.