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I think Walker ends up with 52% of the vote on June 5.
Does anyone seriously think the RAT party in the USSA is going to accept the results of this recall, if the RAT position loses?
WI “PINGO”
I strenuously object to the notion that a petition drive can force another showdown between candidates.
The step missing before that is for the voters to decide if there should be another election.
As it stands, this should be unconstitutional, and it should be challenged. A legitimate election is being overthrown by just a tiny percentage of those who voted in that election.
The petition should only allow a question to go before the voters: “Should there be another election for governor?” If another FULL ELECTORATE election decides to have another candidate showdown, then it should take place.
I’ve been saying for the last few weeks that Walker will win by the same number (5%) as the 2010 election against Barrett.
After the primary I’m betting its closer to 10%. Why?
- blacks will not show in the big numbers needed for Barrett in a recall, their UE rate in the City of Milwaukee is near 50%!!
- a percentage of real leftist will sit this out. Barrett is basically Walker to them and they’d be better off hating Walker for the rest of his term and then get their candidate in 2014.
- the Dems are pivoting to jobs as their rallying cry for the recall. All Walker will have to say is “how is the mayor of a City with 10.4% unemployment, 50% AA UE, and has a 29% increase in UE over his 8 years qualified to say anything about jobs?”
- Barrett is counting on this John Doe investigation hurting Walker...a political dirty trick this late in the process will not go over well.
- colleges in WI will already be on summer break. There will not be an influx of students lining up to vote on election day
- voting patterns show that there were likely over 700K Republicans voting in the primary. A primary that a good chunk of WI residents had no idea that was taking place. Our resident “expert” Mordechi Lee here in Milwaukee was confidently saying that 95% of R primary voters would vote Falk and Walker votes would be minimal. He wasn’t even close!!!
The wave that is building up here?. The reason for so many votes in a primary? Heard it on the talk shows all day yesterday. We’ve had to sit here and take the lefts sh!t for 15 months now and we finally got our first chance to show support for Gov Walker in a way other than donations. There is no real historical explanation for this huge primary turnout here in WI other than the fact that we’re looking for scalps in this fight and we’re going to get every single one we want.
I think because of how charged up we are you’re going to see fervor on the left to continue to dissipate...
That night I’ll be drinking in celebration and likely having my wife keep me from going out in the street and telling all of my recall supporting neighbors to go and screw themselves... :)
It’ll be 55-45 Walker, if not better. Just like he beat Barrett before.
This will make it three times Barrett ran for Governor and lost. Barrett is a piece of soggy limp toast. Always has been.
You don’t win when your main reason for victory is because you hate the other guy. Almost always that isn’t enough. You have to have real reasons to vote FOR someone over another. Barrett has no reasons of his own why he’s better than Walker. “I’m not Walker” isn’t enough. Wasn’t last time either.
There seem to be several sites...
I would not be surprised if Walker wins by 10 points. A lot of people lie to pollsters, especially in light of the violent threats from the union goons. I just want to see Ed Schultz’ head explode.
I would not be surprised if Walker wins by 10 points. A lot of people lie to pollsters, especially in light of the violent threats from the union goons. I just want to see Ed Schultz’ head explode.
These accounts, and many others, need to be held before the public's eyes constantly until the election. They need to witness what violent goons these Marxists are.
Wisconsin: Rasmussen release poll on Walder’s and Barret’s chances ping
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
I think those guys called me the other night for their poll.