The Wisconsin Election Board voted unanimously for recalls against Wisconsin Republicans. The four senators targeted are Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, Senator Pam Galloway, Senator Terry Moulton, and Senator Van Wanggaard. The other head on the chopping block is GOP Governor Scott Walker.
The Republicans hold a one-seat advantage over the Democrats in the state senate. According to Fox6Now, the recall election in Wisconsin will take place May 15, followed by the general election June 12 and will hopefully return control of the senate back to Democrats.
A recall election takes place after enough voters sign a petition. As of February, recall organizers had collected "21,000 for Moulton, 21,000 for Galloway, 24,000 for Wanggaard, and 20,600 for Fitzgerald."
Wisconsin Republicans upset voters when Governor Scott Walker's proposed legislation to end collective bargaining for public workers was passed by the GOP senate last year. Governor Walker is also up for recall. There has never been a Wisconsin Governor recalled and only two have ever been recalled in the United States: North Dakota Governor Lynn Frazier and California Governor Gray Davis.
The required number of petition signatures to recall Governor Walker was 540,208 and they received 930,000! That's a pretty clear indication that the people of Wisconsin are not going to stand for the Grand Ol' Party politics.
The recall process is expensive, costing an estimated $9 million for the recall against Governor Walker. During a recall election, there is no limit on personal campaign donations that are used to pay for the special election. Candidates have the right to challenge signatures on the petition but so far, none have done so.
Can or will this repudiation of the Republican policies spread across the nation? Or will America be bullied into a Republican President in November?
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Comments: 28
Go, Wisconsin! Lead the way. (Sobbing in MO, as we have a couple we need to clean out.)
The fact is that, even after unprecedented spending by unions and left wing groups, the Republicans have prevailed.
People reportedly have a very strong opinion about the guy (both for and against).
"not votes, I meant signatures"
Versus how many registered voters?
The same site has a "Statistics" page -- shows registered voters in 2011 by congressional district and the number is just under 3.3 million
http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/page/registered_voters_by_congressional_district_by_con_85184.pdf
I couldn't find any documentation of party registration.
Not a mandate -- A GOOD INDICATION
My prediction is that if the republicans can take the presidency from Obama
That's not a mandate or an indication -- that's a fantasy. :)
If the registered voters in 2011 (as noted above is only 3.3 million -- they got nearly 1/3 of the registered voters to sign the petition.
http://gab.wi.gov/elections-voting/recall
The economy and state budget are doing quite well in Wisconsin. The people I know are very happy with Walker.
The only way he gets recalled is if they truck in Union slime from other States...they'd better check those I'D.'s....
pretty sure that is less than a mayjoaity - but lemme cypher it.
all of em - that would be about preety dang close to 100% as i member, divided by 3, ya got an aught divided by 3, carry the aught - add the aught, plus an aught, divide that by 3, ... no wait this is gettin tricky .......
hmmmm - 1/3 - now they say that is pretty much equal to (give ir take a smidgen) 33% ............. ok - now they be needin a majority - so lemme think now ..... a majority .... hmmmm - that 33%? ......no cause that leaves 66% give or take against, and i am pretty golsh-danged sure that 66 is a bigger number than 33
maybe 35% ..... a hundert minus 35 ummmmmmmmm - aught , borry a one from the udder aught, .... whew - this is some really advanced new math we got us a goin here ....
no dont smell right - maybe 45 % is more ............................. hmmmmm
HEY GRANNY IS 45% A MAJORITEE?
nope she says it aint .....................
lemme jist jot all these here numbers on a speck of paper, and do some more cypherin, i will done figger it out in a week or so!
oh look - a grinny squirrell!
Del, you're one hell of an amusing guy!
as a person that writes a fair amount of poetry, inventive, and creative language is very interesting to me.
that is why i sometimes come to a post of comment of yours - to see the display utilizing depths of distortion, and the dullard depravity in the twisting of words - is a sheer joy to me.
i now - i shouldnt take such pleasure in observing your machinations, in feeble attempt to justify - but some days i just cant help it.
and you see - the liberal does not like to recognize, that the other 3/4 are not progressives!
see how much fun it is?
oh - and predictions are probabilities - not actual basic math - it is guessing.
the only way to assure yourself a prediction is fact, is to rig the vote - oh wait !!!! THAT is why the dems are so good at polls!
but it sure has been fun ..............
starting to feel guilty tho - for gsaining pleasure from watching you squirm, and twist in the wind, while making up new facts, and definitions of words.
ya'll take keer now, ya heer?