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Related: About this forumTrouble in FitzWalkerstan: Jeff Fitzgerald's stalled Senate campaign reflects Scott Walker's falling
http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=36033What ever happened to Jeff Fitzgerald?
The Assembly speaker and water-carrier-in-chief for Gov. Scott Walker was supposed to reap his rewards for leading the tea party takeover of our state Legislature when he burst on the scene as Walker's favored candidate for U.S. Senate. When Fitzgerald announced his candidacy, to replace the retiring Herb Kohl, the National Journal ran a story explaining why Fitz could win:
"During the protracted fight over collective bargaining, Fitzgerald became a regular on Fox News and a familiar voice on the influential conservative radio programs in the Milwaukee area."
Fitzgerald himself likes to note that he is a "fresh face," part of "a new generation of conservatives" (in contrast to his opponents, Club for Growth punching bag Tommy Thompson and serial loser Mark Neumann). He helped recruit the new crop of Republican freshmen who took over a majority in the state Assembly and named him speaker.
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Trouble in FitzWalkerstan: Jeff Fitzgerald's stalled Senate campaign reflects Scott Walker's falling (Original Post)
hue
Feb 2012
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shcrane71
(1,721 posts)1. "Banana Republic" and the two Fitzgeralds are the two biggest "grifters"
Thankfully the article got better. This was the best part:
"During the fourth quarter of 2011, Tommy Thompson raised $656,000, Mark Neumann raised $518,000, and Fitzgerald raked in, um, $77,000. "
tech3149
(4,452 posts)2. Yea, that put a smile on my face
One thing I know for sure, even if Walker and the Fitz's get taken down, they and their minions will still be active pulling strings to get there way.
hue
(4,949 posts)3. Walker, the Fitz Bros ARE the minions----> plenty of puppets to take their place...n/t