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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWho is the REAL Democrat on the ticket in the Wisconsin gov. recall primary?
I heard that Wisconsin left the fake dems on the ballot.
The dems lost the law suit to have them removed from the ballot.
So who are the REAL Democrats?
These are the ones listed on the ballot:
Barrett
Falk
Huber
La Follette
Vinehout
Anyone know?
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Edited to add:
I found this...
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Compas is challenging Republican Senate Leader Scott Fitzgerald in the 13th Senate district. The fake Democrat running is Gary Ellerman. Libertarian Terry Virgil is also running.
Fitzgerald is one of three senators facing a recall, along with Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. A fourth Senate seat is also up for election. The senator targeted for recall, Pam Galloway, resigned after the recall petitions were filed but Republican state Rep. Jerry Petrowski is now seeking the seat.
The recalls were largely motivated over the Walker proposal, passed last year by the Republican-controlled Legislature, which effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.
The other fake Democrats running are Gladys Huber for governor, Isaac Weix for lieutenant governor, Tamra Varebrook for the 21st Senate district, James Engel in the 23rd Senate district and Jim Buckley in the 29th Senate district.
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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/ap/politics/2012/Apr/17/6_fake_democrats_allowed_on_wis__recall_ballot.html
WI election results here: http://core.talkingpointsmemo.com/election/features/wisconsin-recall-primaries
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Who is the REAL Democrat on the ticket in the Wisconsin gov. recall primary? (Original Post)
Tx4obama
May 2012
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Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. Huber is not only the fake Dem, she's the first "Dem" listed on the ballot.
Atman
(31,464 posts)2. Barrett is the real deal.
A freakin' hero. In 2009 he went to the aid of a woman yelling for help. Her boyfriend beat the hell out him with a pipe. He fought back but took a serious beating, and his hand is still messed up. Generally he's a pretty good guy.
shcrane71
(1,721 posts)3. I know Barrett, Falk, and Vinehout are all Dems
I'm not sure about La Follette, but the name sounds like it belongs to the Fighting Bob fest that they have up there.
I hear Barrett has the name recognition though many *really* like Falk.
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)4. Doug LaFollette is a real Democrat, although he is no Fighting Bob
Doug LaFollette is a decent person and a distant relative of Bob LaFollette, but he does not have anywhere near the passion that Fighting Bob did. He is a real Democrat but not a very progressive Democrat, decent guy but there is a reason there are not a lot of people rallying around him.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)5. I found the info and added it to the OP up above. n/t