Posted on 04/19/2011 5:43:16 PM PDT by neverdem
If it holds up, the 7,316-vote victory claimed Monday night by Wisconsin Supreme Court Judge David Prosser over Democratic challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg would be a blow to liberals in the state. Prosser is a longtime Republican state legislator, and his victory would give conservatives a working 4-3 majority on the state's high court.
Regardless of who eventually comes out ahead in the seemingly inevitable recount, however, Wisconsin clearly remains a bright "purple" state. This reality has significant implications for the upcoming recall elections, which we can now examine in more detail.
Wisconsin law allows for the recall of elected officials who have been in office more than a year. That means that the 16 state senators last elected in 2008 are vulnerable to recall efforts. Eight of them are Republicans who voted for Gov. Scott Walker's package sharply curtailing collective bargaining for state employees. Eight others are Democrats who fled the state while the legislature was in session in attempts to derail the governor's efforts. Supporters of recall efforts have another month or so to gather approximately 15,000 signatures, depending on the district. If they succeed, an open primary is called; if no one receives 50 percent of the vote in the primary, a runoff election is held.
Of the 16 targeted lawmakers, two Republicans occupy seats that are heavily Republican, while four Democrats occupy safely Democratic seats. These senators are not considered vulnerable even if forced to sit for a recall election.
The rest may well be in play...
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
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People get the government they deserve. Unfortunately, the few of us with sense have to suffer with the morons that elected the government.
They are D.O.A.!
The GAB has confirmed the integrity of the Waukesha country vote and canvass. This should be the end of it.
The absolutely ONLY reason for Kloppy to request a recount now is purely as a political distraction - to keep this issue alive and give RATS a reason to be in the news and in peoples faces while the recall elections are held.
The guy wins by over seven thousand votes and the opening line of the story begins “If it holds up”? This after the loser intitially declared victory based on a margin of 200 votes.
The rule stands. One extra vote for the Democrat is a landslide. Seven thousand extra votes for the Republican is grounds for a recount.
klopping horse
Looks like the dem strategy is in effect in the midwest. Yesterday Citizens United was given the go ahead to collect the 800,000 signatures needed to get a recall election against Rick Snyder in Michigan.
DARE THEM to demand a recount! They will have to pay for it! Rub it in their noses! Weneed to fight like a girl! Ain’t gonna happen.
What do you think of the nerd so far?
good
folks in Michigan can then choose to continue trying to get out from under union rule or enter the free enterprise system again for real.
I see the GOP picking up 2 net seats. The Dems are demoralized, so I could every PROESSER 48% or better as a GOP win.
Well, it worked for Murkowski...
Let them. The more these goonions show their faces and act out their real dystopian world embrace, the better for everyday fleeced Americans.
Well I like him a heck of a lot better now than I did on election night.
No, they don't have to pay for it. They call it "free", which it isn't as it will be done at taxpayer expense, but they will not have to pay for it.
As someone else said upthread, they will likely ask for a recount only to keep the issue alive and try to cast doubt on Prosser's victory.
The union thugs must be besides themselves with rage at this point. They had all that energy, organization, motivation, etc, and they still couldn't win. I was amazed at the outcome myself as I assumed with their folks so fired up they'd probably win this Supreme Court race.
Sorry, but the taxpayers of Wisconsin will pay for the recount. The election results are within the .5% of the total votes cast limit and so the taxpayer foots the recount bill.
She can demand a recount if she wants to and the state will have to pay for it.
It's a tough job, but he seems a serious enough guy. Seniors pensions? That might leave a mark - in Florida, I worry.
As you say he's better than first thought of.
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