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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:07 PM Original message |
Prosser outperformed other Republican candidates in Waukesha County in recent history |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. wouldn't you have to compare to local elections, which is what this was |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. This was not a local election, it was a statewide election |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. of a sort |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. For a comparable election, Gableman got 66% in 2008. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. that is still a presidential year |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. There was no presidential election (primary or otherwise) on that ballot. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Nate Silver gets it. The people of Waukesha County used this as a confidence vote on Walker |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. There are many reasons his numbers could be higher, just one of which is fraud |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Yes, and investigations are happening. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
30. Not to mention it's full of religious nuts. |
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Ellipsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
46. They have religious bowling cults... |
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EmmettKelly (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. Maybe the T-bag/GOP was energized by the recent |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Exactly, in a VERY red county, this is exactly what happened. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
31. "....exactly what happened."" |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. sigh |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I know |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Because I know my neighbors, co-workers, community, voting habits, and the demographics here. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. So you are the expert? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I will say whatever I want and have confidence in whatever I want. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Right |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Whatever. |
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Tresalisa (537 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. --- |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Possible, but we need an investigation to determine the cause. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Why do you keep trying to act like you have to prove the need to do something they are already doing |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Because right now there is not a real investigation looking at everything that needs to be looked at |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Of course the recount "plans" aren't laid out because certification isn't complete. |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. As even you acknowledged in the previous thread, we can't get a hand count without a judge's order |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. We can't get a recount at ALL without a "judge's order". |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Actually we can get a machine recount without a judge's order, but not a hand recount |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. The recount petition itself goes to a judge, no? |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Maybe it goes to a judge, but you don't have to argue your case to a judge for a machine count |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. This is also interesting |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. On the first point that would be a good argument for a lawyer to make |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. And where #10 starts it clearly says: |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I have no doubt that Elias will find many good arguments for a hand recount |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. And I remain optimistic that it won't even be a fight to get it. |
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liberal life (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. or tabulators |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. If you read the rest of the document, "tabulators" in that context are people. |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. What court do you go to for that? Circuit in Dane I hope. n/t |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I appear to have been wrong that the recount petition has to go to judge. |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. gore/bush is why they are worried about voter issues...we've learned not to just wait for the system |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Not in this county. Here's the other thing not factored in: |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
41. Except it is also true that a certain % of GOP voters in Wis. now regret their vote for Walker |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Not in this county, though. See... THAT'S the thing a lot of you don't get. |
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Shiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Yeah... Waukesha county is scary... |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. lol, I leave people with the impression this is a bad place. |
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