Posted on 08/09/2011 11:36:28 AM PDT by topher
Watch Wisconsin: Recall Day
By Michelle Malkin August 9, 2011 11:23 AM
Just a reminder: Todays the day the big-spending public employee unions hope to oust 6 GOP Wisconsin state senators not for any corruption, malfeasance, or criminal actions, but for making the tough decisions and supporting the fiscally responsible measures spearheaded by GOP Gov. Scott Walker.
Tea Party activists across the country stood with Walker. Dont forget to stand with the legislators who stood with Walker and stood against Big Labor. Much more than state GOP control of the legislature is at stake. Its a critical chance to reject the unions punitive payback against politicians who have the audacity to rein in bloated budgets and government pensions.
The targeted six are:
As I mentioned last week, turnout turnout turnout is everything on this lazy day of August.
Ill update throughout the day. If you are a Wisconsinite, be sure to give us your polling place report.
The invaluable MacIver Institute compiled a graphic on the Lefts out-of-state spending in the recall races
Would have been better had the Unions Corps donated the 14 Mil to schools.
Anyone know how much Union Corps give to charity or school districts?
Must be many charts. /sarc
much appreciated...i can only access certain sites from my work computer and will be relying on these threads for updates through the early evening...
Pray, Pray, Pray
No, they passed voter id, but it won’t take effect until 2012.... Repubs should have insisted it go into effect this year.
Unfortunately one of the RATs recall election took place approx 3 weeks ago, and he won 2/3 to 1/3... overwhelming. That was very unfortunate that the voters rewarded this RAT for fleeing the state.
The remaining 2 RATs recall elections are for next week, and there is virtually no publicity regarding these. Whatever happens today, I hope the WI GOP & TEA Parties put a full court press on for next week to oust the 2 RATs.
Bottom line is, we need a miracle today to retain our GOP majority in the Senate, AND we need a miracle to oust the 2 RATS in next week's election and show a strong signal that the RATs need to obey the legislative rules as well, and not skip out of town when they throw their hissy fits.
This is the first of the recall elections. The next one is next week. The previous election you were referring to was a primary election. The Republicans ran some candidates as “fake democrats” to try to make them spend some money to defend. It was not the recall election.
BUMP for later reading...
What do you mean by the 3 Dem recalls "coming up"? Aren't they occurring at the same time? If not, why not? And when would they take place?
What time (EDT) do the polls close in Wisconsin?
8PM Local, 9PM EST
I imagine the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will report this, so I need to check their site for sure...
I think you mean EDT since we are now on Daylight Savings Time.
So I imagine the polls don't close until 9pm EDT.
Most of the results were in by midnight EDT to 1am EDT in the earlier elections in July... So there should not be much of a wait.
Governor Walker, meanwhile, has signed a re-districting law today...
Title.....
GOP takes 4 of 6, holds State Senate in Wisconsin Recalls in Districts 12 & 22 next Tuesday
Milwaukee Journal Sentinal ^ | August 10, 2011 | Emma Roller and Craig Gilbert
Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:00:06 AM by Steelers6
....Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) was the first to face a recall election, and he easily survived the challenge last month.
Attention now turns to next week's recall elections, against Democratic Sens. Jim Holperin of Conover and Bob Wirch of Pleasant Prairie.
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