Real Dems Beat Fake ‘Dems’ In Wisconsin Recall Primaries

[Yon_Yonson]

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Real Dems Beat Fake ‘Dems’ In Wisconsin Recall Primaries
Eric Kleefeld | July 12, 2011, 10:55PM

Wisconsin Democrats have easily fended off a Republican ploy in the state Senate recalls, with the official Dem candidates in each of six races easily defeating Republican activists who also filed in the Democratic primaries. But Republicans have not failed to reap some advantages from the situation.

With the vast majority of the precincts now in, all six official Democrats have been projected as the winners by the Associated Press. Only one primary, for the 10th District (GOP Sen. Sheila Harsdorf), has turned out to be tight or seriously contested, with official Dem candidate Shelly Moore winning by a margin of 54%-46%.

The other Dem primaries are nowhere near that close: Nancy Nusbaum is winning the primary for the 2nd District (Sen. Robert Cowles) by 65%-35%; Sandy Pasch is winning the 8th District (Sen. Alberta Darling) by 67%-33%; Fred Clark is winning the 14th District (Sen. Luther Olsen) by 67%-33%; Jessica King is winning the 18th District (Sen. Randy Hopper) by 68%-32%; and Jennifer Shilling is winning the 32nd District (Sen. Dan Kapanke) by 70%-30%.


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[midnight]

1. So in August the Dem's get the majority back..... Are we stuck with

austerity meaures?

[sybylla]

2. Clarification - the majority in one house.

So, yes, we're stuck with the cesspool of bad legislation we're swimming in.

Even if we manage to negotiate better bills because of it, there'll be no stopping vetoes. And we've already had a taste of what Walker will do with his veto pen.

Our best hope is that the Dem controlled senate will block everything that comes through until November 2012. There will be no fix for all the trouble we're in until after that. (provided we can win majorities veto-proof majorities in both houses)

That means they have plenty of time in the 14 months that follows to hold a gazillion public hearing on all this crap all over the state and to start investigating some of the shenanigans.

Let's hope they put it too good use.

[savalez]

3. Isn't it ironic that

the Republicans in the WI state assembly that passed a voter ID bill to combat so-called "voter fraud" where the same people who put fake Democratic candidates on the ballet? The hypocrisy is incredible.