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 …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Could Wisconsin politics get any weirder? Wait, don't answer that question. Now, we've got a Republican primary because Arthur Kohl-Riggs, a guy running as a "progressive Republican" has thrown his hat into the ring.
Arthur Kohl-Riggs, a scruffy-haired 23-year-old political activist who used to serve pizza at the Children’s Museum in Madison until a few weeks ago, says he is not a "fake Republican." But he’s not a traditional Republican, either. Kohl-Riggs is running against Gov. Scott Walker in the Republican primary after he collected and turned in more than 2,200 signatures to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board this week. If the GAB, which oversees elections in Wisconsin, votes to allow him on the ballot, Kohl-Riggs will be Walker's sole opponent in the May 8 primary. So, if he’s not a Democrat or traditional Republican, what political flag does Kohl-Riggs fly? He describes himself as a “progressive Republican,” following the political …
Fake candidates are filling up the ballots. Perhaps one of them can unseat Walker before the June recall election even arrives.
UPDATE: It has been brought to my attention that I have made an error in my original commentary. It seems that one can indeed vote for a Democratic Senator candidate while voting for a Republican Governor candidate. Please see below: http://gab.wi.gov/node/2324 "The primary ballot and voting equipment will need to be prepared to treat each of the recall offices separately. This election will not be set-up like a normal partisan primary. Only candidates within a party that faces opposition will show up on the primary ballot. Candidates within a party that does not have opposition will not appear on the primary ballot. Additionally, Independent candidates will not appear on the primary ballot. Ballots and voting equipment will not have a …
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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 ›