In 1964, Barry Goldwater lost. And not by a little, either: he lost by a lot. He carried 6 states and 52 electoral votes. Sixteen years later, Ronald Reagan won. And not by a little either: he won by a lot. He carried 44 states and 489 electoral votes. It took sixteen years, to paraphrase George Will, for the votes to be counted, and Barry Goldwater won.
In February of 2011, the people of Wisconsin lost. And not by a little, either: draconian cuts, a full assault on the rights of working people, a budget repair bill that repaired only the bottom line of the moneyed. Less then a year later, the people of Wisconsin are winning. It'll take a little while, but when the votes are counted, the people of Wisconsin will win.