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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....

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...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 07, 2012 12 Comments

While the Democrats battle extremes within their party in tomorrow's recall primary in Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker faces his own challenge in the Republican primary. Arthur Kohl-Riggs, a 23-year-old self-described "progressive Republican" who dresses like Abraham Lincoln and frequently appears at rallies around the state, is...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 07, 2012 9 Comments

This Tuesday, democrats in Wisconsin will cast their votes to determine who will be the democratic challenger to Republican Governor Scott Walker in the upcoming June recall election. The democratic candidates, Kathleen Falk and Tom Barrett, display two ends of the Democratic party. Falk, the far-left...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2012 13 Comments

One big advantage Democrats in Wisconsin have is the college student vote.  These students, many of whom are from out of state and have no real connection to Wisconsin, were a big part of the Prosser-Kloppenburg turnout in Madison.  In a close election, they could be the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2012 12 Comments

While Richard Mourdock is rising, don't count Dick Lugar out.  He's throwing everything he has at Mourdock this week, each day multiple new accusations.  A poll just out shows Lugar with a two point lead, via National Journal: Sen. Richard Lugar and Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 20, 2012 21 Comments

or a way to motivate the opposition to Walker? You be the judge.  The argument is that anti-Walker forces, particularly the younger newer voters, just aren't motivated. From Wade Rathke, founder of ACORN, Huge Obstacles to Beating Scott Walker in Wisconsin Recall: The life-and-death struggle in Wisconsin to...

Posted by Anne Segal on April 17, 2012 17 Comments

Two standout appearances at Chicago's Tea Party this Monday were familiar faces from Saturday's Wisconsin event: BigJournalism's Dana Loesch and Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. These two women, working moms who are relatively recent entrants into the political fray, are examples of one of the most...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 16, 2012 12 Comments

A PPP poll for Daily Kos shows Gov. Scott Walker in a good position: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker leads all of his Democratic challengers in the Wisconsin recall election, per a new Public Policy Polling poll out this afternoon. Walker, the incumbent governor, has a 5-point lead...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 14, 2012 46 Comments

Thanks to Charlie Sykes for reminding us that Scott Walker is not the only target in the June 5 Wisconsin recall elections: Other conservative moms have been subjected sexist attacks, but few have had to endure the volume of vile epithets raw hate directed at Becky. She has...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2012 5 Comments

From reader John: I've been reading and enjoying your blog for a couple of years now. I particularly look forward to the wack job liberals and their off the wall bumper stickers. I live in WI and came across this vehicle which shows the right side...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 19, 2012 36 Comments

I have posted before about the daily anti-Walker ritual chanting in the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. The other day a group of visiting student basketball teams stood on the balcony as the anti-Walker Solidarity Singers went through their usual ritual, but then turned the tables by breaking...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 17, 2012 44 Comments

As previously posted, it appears that there were sufficient recall petition signatures submitted to hold recall elections as to Gov. Scott Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, and several Republican state Senators. One of those state Senators, Pam Galloway, unexpectedly announced yesterday she was resigning and would not...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2012 21 Comments

Is the date the Wisconsin GAB is proposing for all recall elections, via TPM: Wisconsin election officials have now closed in on a proposed date for holding the the state’s wave of recalls: June 5, an extension of one week. The Government Accountability Board (GAB), the non-partisan...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 07, 2012 33 Comments

place where judges act strangely, Judge draws flak for signing Walker recall petition and Judge Flanagan must step aside in voter ID case: After signing a petition to force a recall of Gov. Scott Walker, the liberal judge had the audacity to issue a temporary injunction against the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 21, 2012 10 Comments

That would be the result of a successful recall of Gov. Scott Walker. From Heritage Foundation via CharlieSykes: ...

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