Posted on 08/29/2014 7:03:42 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke won't take the stage with President Barack Obama when he speaks at the Labor Day rally in Milwaukee, marking the second presidential visit to Wisconsin that will pass without Burke's involvement.
Both Burke and Obama will be at the "Laborfest" celebration of organized labor that attracts thousands to the shore of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, but Burke will be meeting privately with the president and not speaking, said her spokesman Joe Zepecki on Thursday.
Republicans, including Gov. Scott Walker's campaign, said Burke was ducking Obama because his approval ratings have dipped below 50 percent in Wisconsin. But Zepecki said Burke has invited Obama to return for a campaign event and she is confident that will happen before the Nov. 4 election.
"Unfortunately, that was not an option for this event," Zepecki said.
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Is she a racist?
Mary Burke will not appear with Obama at Laborfest.
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
Do not be fooled. Burke supports obama all the way. She just does not want to give the GOP a chance to use her devotion to a loser against her.
Well, what do you know, she won’t be seen with odumbo.
I guess I have to give here credit for being smarter than I thought, not that I support her politics.
2 dummie phoney’s won’t rub elbows at a red picnic? awww.
No, she knows that Obama’s popularity isn’t that great among right-leaning democrats and independents. She’ll run as a “centrist”, distancing herself from Obama, and govern as a liberal.
Indeed every election is like the movie ground hog day.
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