Posted on 04/14/2012 7:59:26 AM PDT by no dems
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Unions are facing a make-or-break moment in their campaign to drive Wisconsin's Republican governor from office.
"After devoting so much effort, energy and funds to the recall, unions have to show positive results or it will be judged to be a sign of a weakened labor movement," said Gary Chaison, professor at Clark University. The recall primary in Wisconsin is May 8, and the general election is June 5.
Such massive, costly campaigns have taken a toll on unions, diverting resources they could have spent helping political allies or organizing new members. "Unions are not bottomless wells when it comes to resources.... "As we're forced to wage these fights to defend what we've got, it's a win-win for the other side because they force us to spend a lot of money to plug holes in the dike."
Unions now face a new hurdle. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced last month that he, too, would run in the Democratic primary. Barrett, has clashed with unions in the past and refused to take the unions' veto pledge. Barrett's entry into the race means unions will have to spend even more money to boost Falk's profile. It also puts them in a bind. They are reluctant to publicly attack Barrett for fear of damaging him in the event he wins the primary. They face the prospect of having to spend even more resources in the general election to support a Democrat they don't really trust.
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Thank you. So the 5/8 primary is ONLY for the Dems? And, if the recall itself were to fail, the election for governor part of the 6/5 election is voided? Sorry, I’m being really dense here, but all this recall business is a bit confusing. Hope we never go through it, and wish in this case WI weren’t.
Now that is one GREAT sign. I wish that 10,000 of these signs were plastered all over Wisconsin!
“As we’re forced to wage these fights to defend what we’ve got, it’s a win-win for the other side because they force us to spend a lot of money to plug holes in the dike.”
La meme chose à toi.
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