Walker is toast.

[Archae]

Tom Barrett ran an ad recounting the incident with the nutcase who broke his hand.

They even showed Barrett's face right after the attack.

Walker can't fight that. He's toast.

[HereSince1628]

1. That's good news. The version I saw was narrated by his wife.

and I thought it was just a variation of I'm a family guy. Of course, that's just me. I think the ad showing how badly Walker has handled the mess at Milwaukee County Mental Health was better. But that ad might not even be shown outside Milwaukee and immediate suuburbs.

Walker hates spending on public parks, Wisconsin's tourism industry depends on public lands. If I were making commericals to make moderate voters cringe, I'd be forecasting how the state parks and highways will suffer under his administration.

For the folks in the Kenosha to Milwaukee to Hudson corridor I'd be asking why Walker is so opposed to high speed rail service and the jobs its construction would create when Tommy Thompson spent 16 years selling that dream.

[undeterred]

3. They're showing that ad (about the mental health center) in Madison

and I hadn't heard about it before.

[Archae]

4. Since Milwaukee TV stations are running that Mental Health Center ad...

They are getting to areas at far as 60 miles north of Milwaukee, like here in Sheboygan.

[boomerbust]

7. It's the rural vote

That Barret has to worry about. All the farmers out here are all rabid pukes.

[PeaceNikki]

2. Link here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFQks2AEKNg&feature=player_embedded

[midnight]

9. Thanks for the links. Ms. Barrett did a great job talking about her husband.

[saltpoint]

5. Walker is something of a

monster.

You can feel the ambition vibrating in him.

He's bad news big time.

I hope Tom Barrett is Wisconsin's next governor.

[dragonlady]

6. Anecdotal evidence

We were canvassing among minority residents in Milwaukee today. Of the people we talked to (a small number, to be sure), the ones who were engaged with the election all thought Barrett has done well as mayor and planned to vote for him. Scott Walker was not at all popular. On the other hand, a few were not interested in any of it and didn't think they would vote (I would guess they did vote in 2008).

[goddess40]

8. From you're lips to the voters ears

or should that be from your finger tips to the voters eyes?

[Viking12]

10. If only it would be so easy.....

One ad will not flip this election. Hard work to get out the vote is essential. Don't slack off now.

[hendo]

11. Polling would dissagree wth you

We don't have this one in the bag yet. And since when is fivethirtyeight a NY Times blog?
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/
http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/governor/wisconsin