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Recount unnecessary (in Prosser v. Kloppenburg)
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal ^ | 4-20-2011 | Editorial

Posted on 04/20/2011 9:23:08 PM PDT by smoothsailing

Recount unnecessary



Editorial

April 20, 2011

JoAnne Kloppenburg certainly had the right to ask for a statewide recount on Wednesday.

But we had hoped that she wouldn't - and the state would be better off if she hadn't.

We understand the motivation. The final county-by-county canvassing of the state Supreme Court election revealed that Justice David Prosser won a narrow victory, a reflection of how polarizing the new governor and his policies have become. The heat generated by the controversy over those policies most likely spurred the significant turnout for a spring nonpartisan election and a 7,316-vote win for Prosser - less than 0.5% of the 1.5 million votes cast.

That's slim, but it's not likely that a statewide recount will change the outcome. Were it a margin in the hundreds of votes, perhaps, but Kloppenburg has to recognize that it's not.

The state Government Accountability Board says it is ready for a recount; the board had anticipated that one would be requested. But it is already requesting some $40,000 extra to deal with a possible 16 recall elections anticipated as a result of some senators leaving the state to avoid a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining proposals and other senators voting for them.

Earlier, the GAB said a statewide recount in the Supreme Court race might cost as much as $1 million. Given that the state is already scrambling in its current budget to make ends meet and that the next budget won't be any prettier, this is an expense the state can ill afford...

(Excerpt) Read more at jsonline.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: franken; frankenfraud; kloppenburg; prosser; recount; union; unions; wisconsinshowdown
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1 posted on 04/20/2011 9:23:10 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Kloppy and her commie union comrades should have to pay for any recount. The unions have the bucks, let them pay for it!


2 posted on 04/20/2011 9:24:50 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Game on!" - Sarah Palin 2012)
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To: smoothsailing

Kloppy and her commie union comrades should have to pay for any recount. The unions have the bucks, let them pay for it!


3 posted on 04/20/2011 9:25:06 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Game on!" - Sarah Palin 2012)
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To: smoothsailing

The arch-liberal Journal Sentinel editorial board says a recount is unnecessary. That’s unexpected.


4 posted on 04/20/2011 9:26:15 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: smoothsailing
"We understand the motivation.
The final county-by-county canvassing of the state Supreme Court election revealed that Justice David Prosser won a narrow victory, a reflection of how polarizing the new governor and his policies have become.

I only made it .. this far!
Total BS

5 posted on 04/20/2011 9:29:03 PM PDT by freejohn
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To: smoothsailing

Pay for the cost by firing union employees.


6 posted on 04/20/2011 9:30:25 PM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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To: smoothsailing
After seeing her picture I can see why she got so many votes.....

....she looks like Alexander Hamilton.

7 posted on 04/20/2011 9:31:10 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: FlingWingFlyer

The first one, a machine re-count, is a freebie since the margin is less than .5%.

If Klopditz and her union handlers don’t like the outcome of that, they’ll have to pay for any further recounts. At least I’m pretty sure that’s the way Wisconsin law lays it out.


8 posted on 04/20/2011 9:31:12 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: MediaMole

I’m betting the final count will increase the lead...that is why the paper doesn’t think it is a good idea. They know what will not work this time around,


9 posted on 04/20/2011 9:34:20 PM PDT by LachlanMinnesota (Which are you? A producer, a looter, or a moocher of wealth?)
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To: smoothsailing

I’m still laughing after her ‘victory’ speech.


10 posted on 04/20/2011 9:34:34 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FreeRepublic. Now, More Than Ever.)
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To: MediaMole
The arch-liberal Journal Sentinel editorial board says a recount is unnecessary. That’s unexpected.

Yes, I was surprised as well, that's why I thought it was worth posting.

11 posted on 04/20/2011 9:35:10 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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12 posted on 04/20/2011 9:37:28 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: eddie willers

...and she sounds like Pelosi.


13 posted on 04/20/2011 9:40:50 PM PDT by Tex-Con-Man
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I’m still laughing after her ‘victory’ speech.

Me too, she seemed so convinced! :-)


14 posted on 04/20/2011 9:41:23 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: dfwgator
Lady Douchebag


15 posted on 04/20/2011 9:42:49 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: smoothsailing

That was the first time that I had ever seen what she looked like.

My first thought was of Dorothy, apologizing for dropping the house on her sister....


16 posted on 04/20/2011 9:45:22 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FreeRepublic. Now, More Than Ever.)
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To: smoothsailing

Why are republicans always polarizing and dems are uniters of their party?


17 posted on 04/20/2011 9:46:05 PM PDT by JoSixChip (Top 10% of wage earners pay 70% of total income taxes collected. Bottom 50% pay less then 3%, fair?)
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18 posted on 04/20/2011 9:47:50 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: MediaMole

They know there’s no way to cheat and win down 7317 votes (they found one more for Prosser).


19 posted on 04/20/2011 9:50:22 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

lol, me too


20 posted on 04/20/2011 9:53:30 PM PDT by Optimom
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