A few interesting observations:
1. 900,000 people signed recall petitions, yet when the chips were down, only 550,000 of them actually turned out to vote.
2. Barrett handily beat Kathleen Falk (Commie-WI) in her own home (Dane) county, which is the home of the UW, Madistan, and the most liberal part of the state. Barrett received 61% of the vote to 30% for Falk, a humiliating defeat for Falk, a darling of the left and the candidate who had the total support of the Unions and ran on a promise to repeal Act 10.
3. A faux-Republican ran against Gov. Walker, and was smashed 97% to 3%. Everyone knew he was a sham candidate and posed no threat to Walker, yet 584,929 Wisconsin voters turned out to vote for Walker anyway.
Look at those numbers again:
- 550,000 Democrats voted in what they see as a vitally important election
- 585,000 Republicans voted in a primary that was meaningless.
4. In the 2010 election for Governor, Scott Walker pulled 1,128,941 votes vs. 1,004,303 for Tom Barrett, to win with a 52.25% to 46.48% victory.
We report, you decide...
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Wisconsin bigbob’s excellent election report
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Nice summary, BB. Thanks!
I work in Madison, and I find the results extremely encouraging. My fear was that Walker could lose on turnout. Here in Madison, I see the cars wallpapered with the anti-Walker bumper stickers.
What I conclude is that the anti-Walker sentiment is the most intense, but only in a subset of potential voters. So, while the average intensity against Walker is stronger than the intensity pro-Walker. The median intensity is much different.
In short 15% of the anti-walker people have Incredible Hulk type anger. But 80% of the Walker supporters are annoyed enough to actually turn out and vote. Works for me.