Wisconsin Recall

Gloom and doom…and dissembling on the left as more Walker polls released

Posted by Anne Segal on May 25, 2012 17 Comments

As Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker enjoys a more confident position with the release of new jobs and poll numbers, some on the left are backing away from the import of the outcome of his recall race. Two new polls released Thursday reveal that Governor Walker (R)...

Walker rising, Barrett falling, Unions crying

Posted by Anne Segal on May 20, 2012 28 Comments

Saturday evening the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a sweeping endorsement of Governor Walker in the upcoming Wisconsin recall election. The news was a stunning endorsement for Walker, who faces democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in June, given that the newspaper has been known to have a...

Walker, Kleefisch ahead in polls, jobs numbers

Posted by Anne Segal on May 16, 2012 15 Comments

Governor Walker leads Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett by six percentage points-- 50 percent of likely voters over Barrett's 44 percent-- according to a poll released today by Marquette Law School. Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch leads challenger Mahlon Mitchell by six percentage points as well, garnering 47...

MoveOn rips DNC in push for Wisconsin Recall funds

Posted by Anne Segal on May 15, 2012 29 Comments

MoveOn.org sent out an email late today blasting the DNC for refusing to invest in the recall Walker efforts in Wisconsin: Dear MoveOn member, BREAKING NEWS FROM WISCONSIN: The Democratic National Committee isn't investing in the massive get out the vote effort in Wisconsin to recall Scott Walker. Wisconsin...

Wisconsin now has a Dem recall face, and doesn’t like it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2012 20 Comments

Via HotAir, a new poll out has Scott Walker up by 9 points in the Wisconsin recall against Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, with almost no one undecided: While other polls also show Walker in the lead, no one is suggesting that this race is anywhere near over....

571 tax delinquents owing $17 million signed Walker recall petitions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 10, 2012 20 Comments

Via MacIver Institute: After refining the dataset created by Verify the Recall, a Wisconsin man began running it against other public records and discovered 571 tax delinquents signed Recall petitions. His findings? The total in back taxes owed by petitioners is more than $17 million. The list...

You can’t always get what you want

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 10, 2012 11 Comments

and we're not even going to give you what you need unless you stop acting like crybabies and hooligans. Life isn't a Rolling Stones song, despite everything you learned in school. From reader Jay: Thank you for your work with Legal Insurrection. Your hard work is appreciated. I...

Wisconsin’s Walker and Kleefisch enter homestretch

Posted by Anne Segal on May 09, 2012 17 Comments

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) will face Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) in the general recall election on June 5, 2012, after both won primary recall elections in their respective parties. Walker previously defeated Barrett in the 2010 governor's race by 5 percentage points. Ballotpedia reports...

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