This only goes to prove the Citizen's United has up ended our Democracy. There was no greater effort to assert the rights of citizens disaffected by a Governor than the effort in Wisconsin. The Democratic Candidate, Mayor Tom Barrett was out spent at least 8 to 1. Is there anything else to say? Money buys offices and it buys nominations. Welcome to the United Plutocracy of America.
The elections so far don't make sense. There were over at least 900,000 signatures on the petitions and now in the election there is less than 600,000 votes for Mayor Barrett? Seems odd. I would expect better than 600,000 for Barrett.
Jun 5, 5:05 PM (ET)By SCOTT BAUER
...The first-term Republican (click here) was back on the ballot just a year and a half after his election. Enraged Democrats and labor activists gathered more than 900,000 signatures in support of the recall after they failed to stop Walker and his GOP allies in the state Legislature from stripping most public employees of their union right to collectively bargain....
In the 2010 elections the results were:
Scott Walker 1,128,159 which was 52%
Tom Barrett 1,005,008 which was 47%
Well, maybe at 100% reporting with such a strong turnout a more realistic view will result.
The elections so far don't make sense. There were over at least 900,000 signatures on the petitions and now in the election there is less than 600,000 votes for Mayor Barrett? Seems odd. I would expect better than 600,000 for Barrett.
Jun 5, 5:05 PM (ET)By SCOTT BAUER
...The first-term Republican (click here) was back on the ballot just a year and a half after his election. Enraged Democrats and labor activists gathered more than 900,000 signatures in support of the recall after they failed to stop Walker and his GOP allies in the state Legislature from stripping most public employees of their union right to collectively bargain....
In the 2010 elections the results were:
Scott Walker 1,128,159 which was 52%
Tom Barrett 1,005,008 which was 47%
Well, maybe at 100% reporting with such a strong turnout a more realistic view will result.
