Update on the Recall War 8 Rs targeted, 5 Dems.

[HereSince1628]

8 Republicans, 5 Dems Targeted By Recalls
Senate Impasse Persists Over Governor's Bill

Updated: 4:54 pm CST March 2, 2011
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MILWAUKEE -- Eight Republican state senators and five of their Democratic colleagues are being targeted by recall attempts.

The recall paperwork has been filed in recent days, as a Senate impasse persists over Gov. Scott Walker's controversial budget repair bill.

The Government Accountability Board said Wednesday the Democratic senators targeted are Minority Leader Mark Miller, Spencer Coggs, Dave Hansen, Jim Holperin and Robert Wirch.

It said the Republicans are Sens. Robert Cowles, Alberta Darling, Glenn Grothman, Sheila Harsdorf, Randy Hopper, Dan Kapanke, Mary Lazich and Luther Olsen.

Once the recall paperwork is filed, organizers have 60 days to gather signatures. The number of signatures depends on how many voters in that district voted for governor, a number that ranges here from 11,000 to 21,000.

[WhiteTara]

1. go Dems! n/r

[bluestate10]

2. Wisconsin citizens must work harder to get ALL republicans that are

eligible on ballots. Once voting takes place, citizens must fight to retain democrats and remove republicans. Any democrat that won a seat should survive recall, not so for republicans because many lied to voters to appear more moderate than they are.

[HereSince1628]

3. One of the current problems is drawing together the various efforts

There are a lot of duplicating efforts that need to get organized into a well disciplined approach.

I don't mean to disparage anyone's effort in saying that. It's just that things are moving quickly. I expect that by Friday as the filing committees are identified and learn of each other there will be much better coordination.