John Nichols: Wisconsin turns against Scott Walker

[hue]

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/john_nichols/john-nichols-wisconsin-turns-against-scott-walker/article_d6c5dbc8-9631-11e1-ab18-0019bb2963f4.html

Driving west from Madison, through the small towns and dairy farm country of western Wisconsin, it quickly becomes clear that the Wisconsin recall election is a statewide phenomenon.

For all the efforts of Gov. Scott Walker to convince the hosts on Fox and CNBC that he is a popular governor who is threatened not by angry citizens but by “the left, the radical left, and the big labor union bosses” who are “somehow counting on the idea that they can bring enough money and enough bodies into Wisconsin to dissuade voters,” the message from farm country tells an entirely different story.

Walker has had the overwhelming spending advantage since the recall fight started last November. Walker has had all the benefits of the Republican Party organization, which has gone into overdrive to aid his candidacy, while Democrats have faced a multi-candidate primary fight.

Yet Walker does not have the swing counties of western Wisconsin wrapped up. Not by a long shot.

[southernyankeebelle]

1. WI is a wake up call to the rest of the republicans across this country who think the

middle,lower middle class and working poor aren't aware what is going on. We are paying attention and all the millions of corporation money they have will only be a lose for them.

[allan01]

2. re:John Nichols: Wisconsin turns against Scott Walker

look what happened in france the heavy fav by the m$m was a arch conservative type . out of nowhere a unkown left winger pulls an obama style move and bam is in office . mum used to say ," dont count all your chickens untill they are hatched " ! viva la france

[pansypoo53219]

3. 2 weeks ago, i was driving the highways + byways of wis w/ a barefoot danish older man

i was barefoot too, and 1 house was walker central. BIG walker sign, but i saw far more recall signs and one person on the road between spring green + madison said he recall because cuts to recycling. it was extra readable. hell yeah.

and if you are in wi, you gotta see the railroad museum in green bay!

[Blue Owl]

4. faster... FASTER!!!

Flick that speck of crap off America's Dairyland, it's already stunk up the place enough.

[edcantor]

5. How does the recall and the Dem primary work out?

Are they one in the same day? I'm a bit confused. If anyone can help me understand how it works, I'd appreciate it.

[Grantuspeace]

6. There is the governor primary Tuesday.

You can vote for one candidate for governor. And one for Lt. Governor. It is an open election so you can vote democratic in one and republican In the other. Although, I don't know why you would.

There are several State Senator recall primaries as well.

And in four weeks the winners of the primaries face off for all the marbles.