Posted on 06/06/2012 8:15:28 AM PDT by Rufus2007
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” former Tennessee Democratic Rep. Harold Ford offered his theory on why last night’s Wisconsin recall election went in Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s favor: He “got a little lucky.”
Ford’s co-panelist, former Vermont Democratic Gov. Howard Dean, blamed money and “Morning Joe” co-host Willie Geist asked why the Democratic side is unable to match the Republican side when it comes to money, since the rules are the same for everyone.
“You know, it’s a good question, and it’s one that will play out and be answered over the coming months,” Ford replied. “I look at a little differently than the governor does. I think the money aspect is important and was important. But I think at some level, you look at what happened in Ohio when Gov. Kasich overreached on collective bargaining rights for voters. They put [it] on the ballot, it was voted down, and he lost that and repented in many ways and changed his ways.”
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You know if the parties were reversed,and the Dems had won,it would be a landslide.
Thanks for the lesson,I need numbers and %.
You know who is lucky??
Harold recently married a beautiful white woman didn’t he??
I would say he is the one who got lucky!!!!
He has been quiet for quite sometime and now coming back out..those Liberal can really make one chuckle...
You’ve got to deduct the fraud votes, make an educated guess and figure another 7% would have been added to the conservative side, thus about 14%. I think that is a more accurate number. I certainly don’t think the one dem senator who won actually won, I think he was pushed in due to fraud. I hope someone checks it out.
Let the left keep whistling past the graveyard ignoring the total collaspe of the obama led socialist democrats. I would expect nothing less from the HIDE THE DECLINE PARTY. Viewing some of the whoppers coming from CNN and MSNBC I can see why their ratings are in the toilet.
All this nonsense about who spent more is ridiculous. The union thugs spent plenty and they picked the fight. I am glad they spent it, gives them less money to support the obamanation.
They stole money from the taxpayer to put on a recall without merit. The money used to hold a recall election could have been used to “help” the poor, feed children or whatever. Just goes to show that they are not interested in anything but their selfish interests.
They should reimburse the taxpayers for their stupidity, but they are so used to stealing the taxpayer’s money that they think it is their right to do so.
Shouldn’t have brought a water gun to a gunfight. Sheesh!
Blessings, Bobo
Kasich caved, he didn’t “repent”. The crap voters overruled him so what choice did he have.
Ford is an idiot. Who would pay him to be on TV? He makes Obama look like a man of substance.
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