What Is Wrong With Wisconsin?

MSNBC and other news outlets are calling the Wisconsin recall of Republican Governor Scott Walker for Gov. Walker.

Walker Survives Recall Vote

Scott Walker, the embattled Republican governor of Wisconsin, narrowly survived a recall vote on Tuesday, defeating a union-led effort to remove him from office for pushing laws to restrict the collective bargaining rights of state workers.

The state’s labor movement had marshaled widespread anger earlier this year to force a recall vote just two years into Mr. Walker’s four-year term. Democrats collected close to one million signatures in the petition drive to oust him.

That effort led to the closely-watched rematch between Mr. Walker and the Democratic opponent he beat in 2010, Tom Barrett, the mayor of Milwaukee. In the voting Tuesday, Mr. Walker once again bested Mr. Barrett for the state’s top job.

The results were a victory for the national Republican Party and conservative groups from around the country, which had rallied behind Mr. Walker with tens of millions of dollars. Mr. Walker will now complete his term.

Unless, he’s indicted.

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    • on 06/06/2012 at 04:13
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    • on 06/06/2012 at 05:20

    I think that has a lot to do with why they win.

    • on 06/06/2012 at 06:42
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    and the lack of participation by the DNC & Obama, a friend suggested we follow their example and stay home

    • on 06/06/2012 at 14:03

    I keep having waking nightmares about Nazi Germany. All of those local citizens supporting the ‘Party’, closing their eyes while others were taken and war raged and then claiming ignorance at the end.  

    All of those who wave the freak flag of the GOP are little better, give it time and the ‘Party’ will be registering people (oh yeah they already do that), denying rights to certain people (oops that too),

    Oh well I’m ranting.  Fuck it I say, as a cousin of mine said “we get what we deserve”

    • on 06/07/2012 at 00:22

    … who believe recalls should be for official misconduct, and about 10% against recalls at all, rules rigged for the incumbent with no fundraising limit until well after the petitions are in, the “Corporations United” decision, and the tactical mis-step of pursuing the recall in June, when college students are out of session …

    … Walker winning with 53% and losing his Republican majority in the process is limping over the finish line.

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