Sunday, June 17, 2012
The recall election left me in unfamiliar territory...but one I will not abandon.
Well this is it, people. My last commentary before the recall. Heck, maybe you will all get lucky and never see the word ‘recall’ in my column again. (Hearty chuckle) Okay, sorry, probably not the very LAST time... But soon enough I can try to inch my way back to humor and non-political pieces and won’t THAT be refreshing? SO…what can I say after 18 months of life changing, eye opening revelations, disappointments, experiences and triumphs? I have shared my story about how and when I became involved in the recall process. I have shared my experiences with becoming a more involved citizen and my evolution into a more active member of society instead of merely a lazy complainer. I have attended rallies, protests, fundraisers, debates…all …
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Polls say there aren't many undecided voters in Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election, but Patch Editor Andy Ambrosius is on the prowl looking for at least one of them.
For months, polls in Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election have made it clear that the vast majority of people have already made up their minds on whether they're going to vote for Republican Scott Walker or Democrat Tom Barrett. But there must be at least one undecided voter out there, right? Patch's Andy Ambrosius hits the streets to find that elusive undecided voter.
Friday, June 1, 2012
The South Carolina governor hit the campaign trail with Gov. Scott Walker, landing on the factory floor at Quad/Graphics to implore workers to go out and vote.
Hundreds of Quad/Graphics Inc. workers flooded the factory floor Friday afternoon as Gov. Scott Walker and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley addressed employees, asking for their votes on Tuesday. Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch kicked-off the “grassroots rally” at the factory, introducing Gov. Walker to an enormous round of applause. Just before taking the stage, the governor was handed a traditional dark blue Quad shirt that almost every employee at the factory wears. “I’m here to ask for your vote on Tuesday,” Gov. Walker said. “This shirt – I’ll be proud to wear it on Wednesday morning after the election and still be Governor Scott Walker… Quad is helping Wisconsin move forward.” Gov. Walker outlined his string of successful …
With the recall election four days away, the former president spoke at a rally with Democrat Tom Barrett at Pere Marquette Park.
Former President Bill Clinton visited Pere Marquette Park Friday to support Democrat Tom Barrett as Wisconsin's tumultuous recall election nears its end. Clinton made cooperation the theme of his speech and hammered Gov. Scott Walker for his "divide and conquer" tactics. "Everywhere I go in America, everywhere I go in the world, the only thing that's working is when you get everybody who's got a stake in the game in there, treat them with respect and people go forward together," Clinton said. "That's how you get out of a ditch." Clinton said Barrett is the candidate better for education, the budget and creating jobs. He and Barrett also used the event to urge people to vote early, with absentee voting coming to an end Friday. Hundreds …
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Seven days to go before we cast our ballots once again. Let's get it right this time, people.
There isn’t much mystery in for whom I will be voting on June 5th in the Senate Race... And being so – HOLY COW – amazingly close to Election Day, I would be remiss to pass up this opportunity to lay out my motivations and reasoning for choosing John Lehman and why I think you should do the same. (P.S. It has nothing to do with being cool just like me…that is merely an added benefit.) As you can see in one of the photos with this piece – I have been a John Lehman supporter for quite a long time. And his loss in the last election was a painful one. However, we have dusted off and Van Wanggaard generously provided us with more ammunition (ironically) and inspiration to get this thing done. Let’s just go over a couple bullet points, shall we…
Friday, May 25, 2012
Milwaukee mayor and Gov. Scott Walker exchange barbs over the misreporting of Milwaukee's crime data.
Gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett Thursday blasted Gov. Scott Walker for vilifying the Milwaukee Police Department for what Barrett says was a miscalculation of crime statistics — an issue that has become political fodder on the campaign trail in recent days. "Shame on Governor Walker if he impugns the integrity of the beat cops of the Milwaukee Police Department because these are men and women that put their lives on the line every single day," the Milwaukee mayor said during a press conference. Milwaukee's crime data became an issue in gubernatorial recall race after the Journal Sentinel published a story earlier this week that indicated the Milwaukee Police Department may have misreported more than 500 assault cases since 2009 to the…
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
According to a St.Norbert-WPR poll released Wednesday, Walker leads Barrett by 5 points going into the home stretch before the June 5 election.
A poll released Wednesday by St. Norbert College and Wisconsin Public Radio indicated Gov. Scott Walker holds a 5-point lead over Democratic challenger Tom Barrett going into the June 5 recall election. In a telephone survey of 406 Wisconsin residents conducted between Thursday and Tuesday, 50 percent of respondents said they would vote for Walker compared to 45 percent for Barrett if the election were held today. Five percent remained undecided. The true gap between the two candidates could be larger or smaller as survey administers said the results included a 5 percentage point margin of error. According to the survey, it appears Barrett has picked up votes since the 2010 election, while Walker lost a few. In 2010, 38 percent of survey …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Showing his support for Republican Wisconsin governor, Chris Christie said the situation facing New Jersey was similar to that in the Badger State.
Lightning rods, GOP rock stars — Chris Christie and Scott Walker share some of the same labels on the national political scene. On Tuesday, they shared a stage in Oak Creek as the New Jersey governor rallied a partisan crowd to support Walker as he faces a recall election June 5. Christie said New Jersey faced some of the same challenges as Wisconsin when he took office. Like Walker, he followed a Democratic administration and was forced to take on a massive deficit with a population already overtaxed, he said. He fixed those problems, and now New Jersey residents and businesses are reaping the benefits, Christie said. Taxes for businesses were already cut and income taxes will be cut later this year. "What I want to do is give Scott and …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Kathleen Falk leads the way in fundraising with $1 million, while Barrett trails not far behind with $750,000 raised. However, Gov. Scott Walker reported $12 million in the campaign account in January, but has been fundraising around the country since.
The top two Democrats in the May 8 gubernatorial recall primary announced Friday that have have raised nearly $1.8 million in their effort to unseat Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk said she has raised $1 million since she announced her candidacy in January. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced his campaign has taken in $750,000 in 25 days between March 30 and April 23. “I’m so grateful for the broad coalition of support that I have received from people all across Wisconsin," Falk said in a statement. "We have built the big tent of support needed to beat Scott Walker. "In an extremely short period of time, we were able to bring people together and raise $1 million dollars because they know I am the …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
With Kathleen Falk going on the offensive against leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett, Dave Obey calls for a cease-fire.
With media reports indicating Kathleen Falk going on the offensive against Tom Barrett, a leading Wisconsin Democrat called for his party to show a united front against Gov. Scott Walker. Former U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, speaking in a conference call with reporters Wednesday morning, called Walker "belligerently confrontational" and said the Democratic candidates in this spring's recall election need to be concentrating their fire on him, not each other. Obey spoke in response to a Politico report Tuesday that said the Falk campaign planned to ratchet up the rhetoric against Barrett in the next two weeks in hopes of gaining in the polls. The report said a Falk staffer criticized Barrett for hesitating to sign a recall petition, while a Journal …
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