Posted on 05/30/2012 3:57:39 AM PDT by AmonAmarth
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2012 In one week, on Tuesday, June 5, Wisconsin voters go to the polls to decide if Republican Gov. Scott Walker will stay or be recalled. Once it looked like his goose was cooked.
Angered when Walker eliminated most collective-bargaining rights for public employees to balance Wisconsins budget, 100,000 protestors took to the street for weeks. The battle pitted neighbors and families against one another, making Wisconsin one of the most polarized states in the country, and finally culminated in the petition drive to dump the Governor.
500,000 signatures were required to force a recall election and the petitioners had nearly a million. Government employees, fire fighters, teachers, farmers, and union employees rejoiced. The recall election was theirs to win. Or so they thought.
But now a week out, the polls and money raised tell a different story. And if the Democratic Party doesnt do something soon with a big infusion of money to get ads on television and to turn out the vote, Gov. Walker will be sitting pretty.
Which Way Will Bellwether Wisconsin Go?
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He very well may...there is a gynormous sub-text to this Dem primary recall that's going unreported.
Union stooge Kathleen Falk was hilariously submarined by the Milwaukee Mafia. Barrett had already lost to Walker less than two years ago! As Deer Stand points out, Mayor Tom won't even run on the restoration of public union collective bargaining. From a Dem strategery standpoint, there's no way he should have even been in the primary race.
But Barrett disdeigns getting down & dirty (sure there are negative ads -- I'm talking about street fighting) because he fantasizes about running for Feingold's old Senate seat in 2016. So he's giving the unions the finger in an election they created.
In 2011, the number of workers belonging to a union in Wisconsin was 339000. Union yobs have loooong memories, and are well known to vote/not vote to 'punish' candidates and even their own party.
(Keeping rough ratios intact...) When you consider Bush only lost WI in 2004 by 11384, and Bobo's cadre has already said they're playing off the Kerry map for 2012, if any minute percentage of those union yobs sit on their hands in November, Bobo loses WI -- a must-win state for The One-Term™.
Valid point, but the Senate races are in November and the Recall is June 5th. I don’t think a “close” Recall defeat for the Dems and Unions would have any effect.
I can’t remember his name, but another FReeper recently said: “My parents voted Republican their entire life. After they died they started voting Democrat.”
Look guys this the dem and the left..they will lie steal and cheat...ballot boxes will be stuffed..
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Why must you ruin my day?
I live in Illinois but won't be buried here, I've never voted for a democrat in my life and refuse to be a democrat after I'm dead.
Your Post #21 is very enlightening (and encouraging). Thanks.
There are senate recall races along with the governors recall on the 5th. If the Dems flip the senate they will claim that was their goal all along and the MSM will cheer along with them and claim victory.
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