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Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 01:51 PM Oct 2014

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In the Beloit Daily News (Oct 30th 2014) the Lead headline is "Walker up & in final poll".
The website for the BDN has other headlines from the main page , but not the lead story. It is credited to a Prairie Du Sac AP byline.
It claims that support for Ms. Burke has plunged due to the statement of former Trek president Tom Albers that Ms. Burke was fired from her job for incompetence. A charge denied by both Ms. Burke herself and the current head of Trek Bicycle Co (Tom Burke, which implies collusion those who look for conspiracies).

Previous polls which found both M.s Burke and Walker tied were cited by name. I could not find a source for the poll results used as the headline of today's paper.
Any clues?

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Help check out a story (Original Post) Half-Century Man Oct 2014 OP
Marquette Univ, sorry I don't have link 4139 Oct 2014 #1
Thank you. Half-Century Man Oct 2014 #2
Whatever. I'm losing all empathy for a collapsing middle class. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #3
Fuck polls Half-Century Man Oct 2014 #6
Oh Im definitely voting 100%, but this is despicable... JaneyVee Oct 2014 #7
sad news dembotoz Oct 2014 #4
FIW, Marquette is the school Walker spent 4 years at to fail to get a degree. Half-Century Man Oct 2014 #5
Just pointed out on the Ed Show Half-Century Man Oct 2014 #8
 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
3. Whatever. I'm losing all empathy for a collapsing middle class.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 04:25 PM
Oct 2014

Its fucking treacherous how we're eating our own. Walker has literally destroyed Wisconsin in every metric. You get the govt you deserve.

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
7. Oh Im definitely voting 100%, but this is despicable...
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 04:57 PM
Oct 2014

Watching the middle class cannibalize themselves. Its the United States of Amnesia.

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
8. Just pointed out on the Ed Show
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 05:16 PM
Oct 2014

Walker leads by 7 point with likely voters, not registered voters.
Get out The Vote Everyone

Same day registration at the polling places is still an option in Wisconsin.
Photo ID and mail verifying your address, get it and go.
Drag everyone you know with you.

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