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Pam Galloway

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

6 Candidates Meet Signature Requirement for Gov. Walker Recall Election

The leading Democratic candidates all have more than enough signatures to get their names on the ballot for the May 8 primary. "Protest" candidate Gladys Huber and Independent Hariprasad Trivedi also made the cut.

Note: Final signature tallies for each candidate are listed below as part of the last update from April 10. Update, 10:15 pm: The GAB continues to verify that potential recall candidates have enough signatures to put their names on the ballot. As of 10:02 pm, the GAB had the following updates for the gubernatorial election. Some candidates do not have any signatures registered, but Magney pointed to a disclaimer on the GAB website: "A listing of '0' signatures should not be construed as the candidate having filed insufficient signatures," the website states. Update, 9:45 pm: Some names have been removed from the lists of potential candidates because as of 7:36 pm, the GAB's candidate document shows these individuals did not return their …

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Keith Schmitz

8:51 am on Sunday, April 15, 2012

Insist all you want. You are wrong. Walker will have an overwhelming amount of money, from people who care less about your future. We're going to run against that money and make an issue of it. Of course we'll hear about the Soros nonsense. But think about this. There would be no George Soros if there was no Koch brothers.   more ›

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Wanggaard Responds to Recall Signatures

With 24,000 signatures collected, the Republican from Racine will face a recall election but against whom remains unanswered.

State Sen. Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) says he stands on his record of bipartisan legislation and job creation now that a recall election is all but assured. On Tues., Jan. 17, Wisconsin Democrats announced that they have 24,000 signatures calling for a new vote for Wanggaard's seat. Organizers needed 15,000 signatures, and while the total collected is about 126 percent more than required, each name still has to be verified by the Government Accountability Board. After the announcement, Wanggaard issued a written statement that reiterated everything he's said in the last few weeks: his focus remains on getting jobs to Racine County and to Wisconsin as a whole. "The people of Racine and Wisconsin are tired of being divided, angry at the …

Kringle Guy

11:18 am on Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Um 126%? Van can you be accurate in ANYTHING you say? That's 144% big guy. Good luck running on that record. You raised my taxes, you increased spending and 5 straight months of job loss - the worst in the country. Damn straight we're angry - at YOU!   more ›

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