Wisconsin - Repukes facing recall elections raising big money

[Scuba]

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/120878104.html

Coverage from the right-leaning Milwaukee Urinal / Sentinel.

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April 28, 2011 12:56 p.m. | State Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) has raised $422,000 so far this year, according to a campaign spending report that shows she's well-armed for the recall challenge being prepared against her.

Her campaign report, filed with the state Government Accountability Board this week, also lists $206,000 in campaign spending so far - much of it for design and mailing of campaign literature, and radio ads.

Other Republican senators targeted for recall also reported campaign collections well into the six figures, but none approached her totals. They include Dan Kapanke of La Crosse, who's raised $180,000 this year and spent $90,000; Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac, who's raised $131,000 and spent $39,000; and Sheila Harsdorf of River Falls, $110,000 and $61,000. The one other GOP senator against whom signatures have been filed so far is Luther Olsen of Ripon, who reports $35,000 in collections and only $637 in expenditures in his mostly rural district.

There is no limit on campaign donations in a recall campaign, and many donors listed on the Darling report contributed more than the $1,000 individual maximum usually in effect for a state Senate campaign

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No word on whether Darling's money came mostly from David or from Charles.

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[Vincardog]

1. Hey Wisconsin! How many undecided on this recall are there up there?

[Scuba]

3. LOL Not too many. But consider how close ALL our elections seem to be....

...in any case, the money on the right is not there to see that the will of the People is served.

[Vincardog]

4. Well kick them in the (money) bags and recall the fascists and replace them with some GD LIBERALS

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Surprise, surprise.