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16 Mark Miller American Recall Coalition 20,352 April 25, 2011
24 Julie Lassa American Recall Coalition 15,879 April 25, 2011
30 Dave Hansen American Recall Coalition 13,852 April 25, 2011
The web site is here.
Recognize the name of the organization running these recall campaigns? It is the American Recall Coalition, out of Salt Lake City, Utah. They are pouring lots of money into these recall efforts, but they forgot a few things, namely boots on the ground. State law requires an organizer, and nobody has stepped forward. Also, who is going to pass around the petitions? People from Salt Lake? Can't happen. Against the law. You need energized people who live in those districts.
So here's the deal. The fight isn't going to be over getting Democrats recalled. I don't think they can come up with the numbers needed to do that. But a whole train load of money is coming into Republican coffers from out of state, to defend the Republicans who are being recalled, which will be at least 3, and maybe as many as 5. If they can hold Democratic gains to less than 3, Republicans keep the Senate, and Walker's war against the unions in Wisconsin is victorious.
Count on Republican Senators to be recalled, but also count on total war, as the GOP fights to keep their own in the Senate. And, given the ruthlessness of Republican campaigns, I would call a Democratic takeover of the Senate only a 50-50 proposition, if that. This is going to be one of the most interesting political wars of our lifetimes, as whoever wins it will take a lot of momentum to the other states, and to the 2012 election.
For both sides, it's all on the line in Wisconsin.
16 Mark Miller American Recall Coalition 20,352 April 25, 2011
24 Julie Lassa American Recall Coalition 15,879 April 25, 2011
30 Dave Hansen American Recall Coalition 13,852 April 25, 2011
The web site is here.
Recognize the name of the organization running these recall campaigns? It is the American Recall Coalition, out of Salt Lake City, Utah. They are pouring lots of money into these recall efforts, but they forgot a few things, namely boots on the ground. State law requires an organizer, and nobody has stepped forward. Also, who is going to pass around the petitions? People from Salt Lake? Can't happen. Against the law. You need energized people who live in those districts.
So here's the deal. The fight isn't going to be over getting Democrats recalled. I don't think they can come up with the numbers needed to do that. But a whole train load of money is coming into Republican coffers from out of state, to defend the Republicans who are being recalled, which will be at least 3, and maybe as many as 5. If they can hold Democratic gains to less than 3, Republicans keep the Senate, and Walker's war against the unions in Wisconsin is victorious.
Count on Republican Senators to be recalled, but also count on total war, as the GOP fights to keep their own in the Senate. And, given the ruthlessness of Republican campaigns, I would call a Democratic takeover of the Senate only a 50-50 proposition, if that. This is going to be one of the most interesting political wars of our lifetimes, as whoever wins it will take a lot of momentum to the other states, and to the 2012 election.
For both sides, it's all on the line in Wisconsin.
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