Clerk predicts 70 to 80 percent turnout in Fon Du Lac county - Hopper Country - Is Hopper Toast?

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http://twitter.com/#!/WKOW/status/101017219554746368

[BlueDemKev]

1. What about District 14 (Ripon)?

That's Olsen's district and the race is neck-and-neck. Any word on the turnout there?

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7. Not yet. But Scotty caused a row when he showed up at a fundraiser

http://www.riponpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=170&ArticleID=3102

Guests at Sen. Luther Olsen’s fund-raiser Tuesday afternoon at Royal Ridges were greeted with more than just a snack.

Vocal — sometimes angry — demonstrators shouted at anyone entering the parking lot of Ripon’s west-side banquet hall.

“Shame! Shame!” most yelled, with others sometimes offering more colorful thoughts.

But the loudest jeers were reserved for Olsen’s guest of honor: Gov. Scott Walker, whose State Trooper escort gunned it past the demonstrators who lined the sidewalk at the edge of the Royal Ridges/Comfort Suites property as he arrived.

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10. First feedback SD14 City of Ripon 1,500 votes by 3 pm. Total for April SC election was 1,600.

(City went for Prosser by 18 votes)

[BlueDemKev]

15. What time do the polls close?

We need more folks to show up at the polls.

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16. 8:00 pm central

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18. 5:59 PM: Portage expects to match Nov. voter turnout

Portage City Clerk Marie Moe said as of 5:45 p.m., about 1,950 ballots had been cast in the 14th SD recall election.

She said voter traffic has been steady all day, but really picked up after people started getting off work. At about 5:30 p.m., about 100 people were lined up to vote outside the municipal building, the city's lone polling location.

Moe said the turnout is lower than a presidential election, but said it will probably be on par with last November's gubernatorial election.

http://elections.wispolitics.com/2011/08/portage-expects-to-match-nov-voter.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

[Cirque du So-What]

2. When people turn out to vote

Democrats win! A lesson that should never be forgotten. I'd wager 75% of repug campaign strategy involves trying to keep people home on election day, by hook or by crook.

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5. Generally speaking, that's correct

Which is bad news for Mr. Hopper. I can't really imagine people getting energized to vote for Hopper after the revelations have come out from his wife. I can imagine them getting energized to throw him out. I've been wrong before, but I think in this case, high turnout spells doom for Hopper.

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. What revelations from his wife? Do tell...I missed that! n/t

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9. Protesters showed up at his home back in March

Mrs. Hopper met them at the door and offered to sign the recall petition herself. Mr. Hopper wasn't at home, according to Mrs. Hopper, because he was living in Madison with his mistress:

http://www.newser.com/story/114106/wisconsin-gop-senator-randy-hopper-left-district-with-mistress-wife.html

[monmouth]

11. She was so classy, calm and collected when she did that. Wow. I

am adopting her as my role model for the "next time."...sigh.

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. Oh, G-d love her! What a story!

Good for her!

[drm604]

3. 70 to 80 percent?

That has to be a record, doesn't it? Does anywhere in this country ever get that kind of turnout?

[emsimon33]

12. I think that Multnomah Co., Oregon, (Portland area) does

[ewagner]

4. I'm hopeful but worried

did the Repub base get that stirred up?

[riverwalker]

8. Amazing!

"Fond du Lac City Clerk tells 27 News Capitol Reporter Greg Neumann voter turnout there will be between 70-80%"

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14. Recommend

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

17. Hopper was the most vulnerable. Remember, even his estranged wife

signed the petition to recall his sorry, philandering ass!!