It's Working: Wisconsin's Recall to End all Recalls

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Recall is the new Occupy. Today, seven states will see at least 26 separate recalls in 11 jurisdictions. And starting November 15th, a massive Wisconsin-wide petition drive will attempt to fulfill a promise from February to recall Governor Scott Walker. It's a massive undertaking, and there is reason to believe it will succeed, but also reasons it will fail. Once filed, the recall effort will have 60 days to—

Suckers! On the afternoon of Friday, October 4th, a former Walker donor submitted a petition to recall the governor under the committee name "Close Friends to Recall Walker." The filing, which noted it was done "to fulfill my friend's last request," triggers a rule allowing Walker unlimited fundraising during the 60-day period and comes, magically, days before Walker begins a fundraising trip to, amongst other places, California, Arizona and Wichita. (Gee, what's in Kansas?)

In late October, Public Policy Polling assessed the prospects of a successful Walker recall as "dimming." The PPP called Walker "still not popular" but noted that 49 percent were opposed to a recall. Further, the group could not find a single challenger who would best him. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, his 2010 challenger, falls short, 48-to-46 percent. That's down from a 50-43 advantage in May. Democrats' last great hope, Russ Feingold, has declined to run for either governor or Herb Kohl's senate seat, happy instead to martyr himself in a doomed crusade to convince both parties to stop accepting so much campaign cash.

http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/its-working-wisconsins-recall-to-end-all-recalls



good read.

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1. I'll take Jon Erpenbach, Dave Obey, Herb Kohl, Beavis, Butthead or Biff Tanner over Walker. n/t

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2. Was there anything in your chosen paragraphs to indicate any possibility of success?

And why would I think the rest of the article would be different?