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Live Thread: Wisconsin Senate Recalls - Six Republican Seats at Risk

Posted on 08/09/2011 5:04:12 PM PDT by Jean S

Edited on 08/09/2011 6:37:54 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

WISCONSIN SENATE RECALL ELECTIONS BY DISTRICT:

TUESDAY:

SENATE DISTRICT 2:

Republican incumbent: Senator Robert Cowles of Allouez. First elected to state Senate in April 1987 special election.

Democratic challenger: Nancy Nusbaum of De Pere, a former mayor of De Pere and Brown County executive.

SENATE DISTRICT 8:

Republican incumbent: Senator Alberta Darling of River Hills. First elected to the Senate in 1992.

Democratic challenger: Representative Sandy Pasch of Whitefish Bay. Elected to Assembly in 2008, reelected

2010.

SENATE DISTRICT 10:

Republican incumbent: Senator Sheila Harsdorf of River Falls. First elected to Senate in 2000.

Democratic challenger: Shelly Moore, a teacher from River Falls who has also served as teachers' union organizer.

SENATE DISTRICT 14:

Republican incumbent: Senator Luther Olsen of Ripon. First elected to Senate in 2004. Served in Assembly 1994 to 2004.

Democratic challenger: Representative Fred Clark of Baraboo. Elected to Assembly in 2008, reelected 2010.

SENATE DISTRICT 18:

Republican incumbent: Senator Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac. Elected to Senate in 2008 by 163 votes over Jessica King.

Democratic challenger: Jessica King, an attorney in private practice from Oshkosh, born and raised in Fond du Lac.

SENATE DISTRICT 32:

Republican incumbent: Senator Dan Kapanke of La Crosse, First elected to Senate in 2004.

Democratic challenger: Representative Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse. Elected to Assembly since 2000.

AP results link


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: commiesraus; unionbullies; unionthugs; wisconsin; wisconsinrecall; wisconsinshowdown
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To: Wisconsinlady

I just can’t watch Ed Schultz..


281 posted on 08/09/2011 7:49:16 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: Al B.

Darling lost Whitefish Bay by 150 votes to Pasch.

She lost our town by over 800 in 2008.

This is great news. Lots of her strong precincts out there to be counted.


282 posted on 08/09/2011 7:49:28 PM PDT by MNlurker
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To: Hunton Peck
Harsdorf won by 12% in 2008 so I rated him as "little risk" but it's good news. The Dems are still in the hunt but he was their "fourth" possible pickup based on historical data.

They can still take the senate if Hopper, Darling & Kapake all go down.

283 posted on 08/09/2011 7:49:56 PM PDT by newzjunkey (the circular firing squad has got to end now)
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To: MestaMachine
wondering what the unions and the left will do if/when they lose their butts here.

Amazing watching this tonight Mesta. But you are right about what the Unions will do next. This is like a trial run for the 2012 election...they will pull out all the stops for that if they loose tonight.

It's like fighting the Mafia for power!

284 posted on 08/09/2011 7:50:25 PM PDT by caww
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To: Jean S

Is it just me or does anyone else notice that Districts with more Dem votes come in verrry sloowwly and the Republican winners’ votes are counted faster?


285 posted on 08/09/2011 7:50:41 PM PDT by hocndoc (http://WingRight.org)(I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.)(RIAing))
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To: newzjunkey

Gotta get Olsen and Darling over the finish line.


286 posted on 08/09/2011 7:51:49 PM PDT by mwl8787
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To: MNlurker

Could THIS nullify a Pasch win?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2761267/posts

To: Jean S
From the article:

TMJ4 and other news outlets have reported that Wisconsin Jobs Now! and Citizen Action are indeed deeply connected. It is up to GAB officials to determine whether Wisconsin Jobs Now! and Sandy Pasch are connected, making the actions of Wisconsin Jobs Now! a violation of election law.
Freerepublic poster Jean S wrote:

[Sandy] Pasch is a board member of this group [Wisconsin Jobs Now!].
Where is Matt Drudge when you need him?


287 posted on 08/09/2011 7:52:04 PM PDT by MestaMachine (Going down! (Gunwalker Ping List))
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To: hocndoc

State Senate - District 2 - General
August 09, 2011 - 09:29PM CT
Wisconsin - 74 of 90 Precincts Reporting - 82%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Cowles , Robert (i) GOP 18,857 59%
Nusbaum , Nancy Dem 13,357 41%

State Senate - District 8 - General
August 09, 2011 - 09:29PM CT
Wisconsin - 15 of 82 Precincts Reporting - 18%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Pasch , Sandra Dem 8,848 57%
Darling , Alberta (i) GOP 6,741 43%

State Senate - District 10 - General
August 09, 2011 - 09:29PM CT
Wisconsin - 87 of 114 Precincts Reporting - 76%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Harsdorf , Sheila (i) GOP 23,842 58%
Moore , Shelly Dem 17,070 42%

State Senate - District 14 - General
August 09, 2011 - 09:29PM CT
Wisconsin - 98 of 126 Precincts Reporting - 78%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Olsen , Luther (i) GOP 17,504 54%
Clark , Fred Dem 15,155 46%

State Senate - District 18 - General
August 09, 2011 - 09:29PM CT
Wisconsin - 21 of 108 Precincts Reporting - 19%
Name Party Votes Vote %
King , Jessica Dem 7,464 50%
Hopper , Randy (i) GOP 7,368 50%

State Senate - District 32 - General
August 09, 2011 - 09:29PM CT
Wisconsin - 59 of 119 Precincts Reporting - 50%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Shilling , Jennifer Dem 11,353 53%
Kapanke , Dan (i) GOP 9,968 47%


288 posted on 08/09/2011 7:52:28 PM PDT by casinva (It was Obama who set the August 2 date to begin with. Since when did we start believing him?)
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To: MNlurker

Is Pasch the incumbent?


289 posted on 08/09/2011 7:52:58 PM PDT by madameguinot (Our Father's God to Thee, Author of Liberty)
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To: newzjunkey

Harsdorf is a Sheila. :)


290 posted on 08/09/2011 7:53:20 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (See my FR homepage for a list of businesses that support WI Gov. Scott Walker)
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To: TNCMAXQ

Kapaka lost in his 2010 congressional race by almost 4%. He won the Senate seat in 2008 by 3% (~ 2500 votes).


291 posted on 08/09/2011 7:53:20 PM PDT by newzjunkey (the circular firing squad has got to end now)
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To: MestaMachine

A big Hello to MestaMachine


292 posted on 08/09/2011 7:53:25 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: TNCMAXQ

Here’s a link to county by county results for the statewide election last fall.

http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/County_by_County_Final_November_12_16_10.pdf

Kapanke was well known and well liked in his district, which had been trending democrat for years. In Wisconsin, the most heavily GOP area is the Milwaukee suburbs. Western Wisconsin has many of the same political views as Minnesota with the socialist union worker ethic.

Kapanke had an ethics issue that hurt him.


293 posted on 08/09/2011 7:54:27 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: hocndoc

Dems can’t count more than 10 fingers and 10 toes at a time? :)


294 posted on 08/09/2011 7:54:39 PM PDT by luvie (It's the Obama Downgrade!)
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To: blueyon

Hello yourself! I am praying SO hard!


295 posted on 08/09/2011 7:54:40 PM PDT by MestaMachine (Going down! (Gunwalker Ping List))
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To: MestaMachine

Laws don’t count for Democrats in WI.

We’ll do it the old fashioned was - win the vote.


296 posted on 08/09/2011 7:54:55 PM PDT by MNlurker
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To: madameguinot

No


297 posted on 08/09/2011 7:55:10 PM PDT by Nonsense Unlimited
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To: kabar

Keeping our fingers crossed. By the way, here’s the FB page on Scott Walker which has ongoing updates.

https://www.facebook.com/WeStandwithWalker


298 posted on 08/09/2011 7:55:19 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: madameguinot

All the incumbents tonight are ‘pubs.


299 posted on 08/09/2011 7:55:39 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (See my FR homepage for a list of businesses that support WI Gov. Scott Walker)
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News3DavidDavid Douglas

Wispolitics just declared Luther Olsen the winner. Room cheering. #wirecall


300 posted on 08/09/2011 7:55:45 PM PDT by mrsmith
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