Wednesday, May 9, 2012
With voter turnout at just over 45 percent, Caledonia residents came out to the polls. Gov. Scott Walker earned an overwhelming number of votes, almost two to one over Tom Barrett, who will once again be his opponent.
Voters in Caledonia headed to the polls Tuesday to narrow down the field of candidates running for governor, lieutenant governor and 21st state Sen. District. The turnout was higher than expected at just over 45 percent. State election officials had predicted about 30 to 35 percent turnout. So we thought we'd take a snapshot of how the election unfolded in Caledonia. Here's what we found out: Why People Voted The Way They Did Ron Jorgensen said he voted for Gov. Scott Walker, but he didn't cast a vote in the state Senate election. "I like Walker, I like the job he's been doing so far." Jorgensen said. "I know some people who work for the state and they have benefits that I don't even have, I guess it's because I'm not in union." Jorgensen …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Frontrunners Tom Barrett and Kathleen Falk are getting most of the attention, but state Senator Kathleen Vinehout and Secretary of State Doug La Follette are also in the running to face Gov. Scott Walker in the June 5 recall election.
State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout and Secretary of State Doug La Follette are both on the ballot for Tuesday's Democratic election primary in the gubernatorial recall race, but don't feel bad if you've never heard of them. They lack the name recognition and campaign war chest of frontrunners Kathleen Falk and Tom Barrett, and both were in the single digits in the Marquette University Law School poll released last week. Still, each of the two candidates has a plan for the state budget that both say puts the focus on strengthening education and balances the budget. Patch talked by phone Sunday to both Vinehout and La Follette about their plans for the state budget, the new poll numbers, and why they think their campaigns don't get the attention …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
New numbers released by Marquette University have Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett leading former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk among registered voters. Barrett and Walker in a dead heat, poll also shows.
With less than one week to go until the Democratic primary for governor in the recall election, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett leads the field by wide margins among voters who will cast ballots in the primary, according to the latest poll numbers from Marquette University. His closest rival, former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, trails by 17 points; 38 percent to 21 percent. Secretary of State Doug La Follette pulls in 8 percent, state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout comes in at 6 percent, while 19 percent of those polled were undecided. The margins are wider than they were just a month ago, when Barrett led Falk, 36 to 29 percent. Vinehout and La Follette each were at 8 percent in March. Against Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a potential June …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The major candidates looking to replace Gov. Scott Walker in the upcoming recall election gave their take on some of the issues facing the state at a Monday night forum in Racine.
From taxes to health care to collective bargaining, six candidates seeking to unseat Gov. Scott Walker in the recall election came up with plenty of reasons for wanting him out of office at a forum Monday night. Hundreds of people came out to hear the candidates share their views in a town hall-style forum at the George Bray Community Center in Racine. That included state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout (D-Alma), Secretary of State Doug La Follette, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, and former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, all of whom are running in the May 8 Democratic primary. Arthur Kohl-Riggs, who is running as a progressive Republican, and Hari Trivedi, who is running as an independent, also participated in the forum, as did former Sen. John…
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4:22 am on Monday, May 14, 2012
s there a more concise explanation for why people vote for the governor than the first voter quoted? Mister Jorgenson thinks the people working state jobs get better than he does and he knows why: "They have benefits that I don't even have, I guess it's because I'm not in union." Mister Jorgenson doesn't think that's good. He thinks they should get less, maybe even less than he gets for his job. … more ›