James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
If the polls are correct, next Tuesday Wisconsin's Gov. Scott Walker will be--hmm, what's the opposite of "recalled"? In other contexts it would be "forgotten," but that obviously doesn't fit here. "Re-elected" isn't right; that won't happen before 2014. Our inability to think of a suitable verb shows how unusual this situation is. Here's another indication: Wikipedia lists only 16 unsuccessful recall elections, both state and local, in U.S. history. Seven of them took place last year and targeted Wisconsin state senators.
If the polls are correct, next Tuesday Wisconsin's Gov. Scott Walker will be--hmm, what's the opposite of "recalled"? In other contexts it would be "forgotten," but that obviously doesn't fit here. "Re-elected" isn't right; that won't happen before 2014. Our inability to think of a suitable verb shows how unusual this situation is. Here's another indication: Wikipedia lists only 16 unsuccessful recall elections, both state and local, in U.S. history. Seven of them took place last year and targeted Wisconsin state senators.
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