Scott Walker recall goes live

[rob in cal]

It just turned November 15 in Wisconsin, and the recall campaign against Scott Walker has officially started.  I wonder if they will get the 500 k signatures they need, thats a big number.

[rob in cal]

As of yesterday, a spokesperson said that they have 50k signatures so far.  One would think that the first wave of signatures would be easiest to get, but then again this is during the week, without big weekend events yet.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

I would imagine that between Milwaukee and Madison, finding 500,000 people willing to sign a recall petition would be pretty easy.

[Niemeyerite]

I think they'll be able to collect 1 M signatures.

[rob in cal]

I'd be interested in hearing from people in Wisconsin about what they've seen so far on the ground.  Is there a noticeable presence of petitioners all over the place?  Are random people talking about it?

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Four days, 100k signatures, so they say.

[rob in cal]

Now organizers claim 300k signatures.  Looks like they are going to make it.

[HST1948]

As much as I dislike Walker, I think that recalling him is a very bad idea for Democrats.  TBH Walker is just not that unpopular, and we (Democrats) will probably face an embarrassing loss if he goes to the ballot.  I kind of just wish we could end this story with our win on Ohio Issue 2 last month.

[RogueBeaver]

As much as I dislike Walker, I think that recalling him is a very bad idea for Democrats.  TBH Walker is just not that unpopular, and we (Democrats) will probably face an embarrassing loss if he goes to the ballot.  I kind of just wish we could end this story with our win on Ohio Issue 2 last month.

Hmm, we're in agreement on the recall. Though I staunchly oppose the idea of recalls and direct democracy (exception is if it involves independence or fundamental constitutional changes) generally, regardless of the country or circumstance.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Recalling Walker: An idea that is both bad and stale.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Wisconsin is going to be an interesting state next year-a competitive presidential race, a competitive Senate race, and now a competitive gubernatorial race (or not--Walker could very well make it out unscathed)

[RogueBeaver]

Yeah, Walker is not unpopular, just polarizing from the last polling I saw.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Has the potential to be a nail-biter. Would be interesting to see who the Democrats field. 

[Iosif]

They should have the recall election the same day as the Presidential election.

[Keystone Phil]

They should have the recall election the same day as the Presidential election.

I assumed it would be, adding to what will already be a chaotic election season.

[Meeker]

I think it has to be scheduled for sometime this spring because of when they're turning the signatures in.

[Gass3268]

1,000,000 signatures!!!

[Gass3268]

In comparison Scott Walker got 1,128,941 votes in his election in 2010.
- 24% of all eligible voters in Wisconsin
- 29% of all registered voters in Wisconsin
- 45% of all actual 2010 voters in Wisconsin

[Ban my account ffs!]

I liked this comment left on the Star Tribune website under the petition story:

When Governor Walker was elected, his first act was to have "Open For Business" signs affixed to the "Welcome to Wisconsin" signs at the Minnesota border. At the time, both states had 8 percent unemployment. Governor Walker's second act was to give Wisconsin corporations $450 million in tax cuts and give-aways. Currently (a full year later), Wisconsin's unemployment rate is 7.7%. Minnesota's unemployment rate is 5.9%. "Open For Business" indeed!

[Landslide Lyndon]

A great day in the ongoing fight against stupidity.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

So, who's the likely nominee to challenge Walker?

[CultureKing]

So, who's the likely nominee to challenge Walker?

Feingold!?!!


Sorry I felt one of the liberals had to lead the stampede.

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Wow, definitely tougher than California, where the recall only needed 900,000 signatures or about 2.5% of the population.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Hey, something I can go lit-dropping for. I love lit-dropping and am disappointed that I won't have any real competitive races this year to work on. I'll probably have to go to the suburbs to work on state legislative races.

[krazen1211]

So if Walker wins, can't they just turn around and get another million signatures and recall him again? And if they lose that, a 3rd time?

Nothing in the GAB website seems to have prohibited such.