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Related: About this forumWisconsin Democrats Easily Outpoll Scott Walker as Recall Race Is Set
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won a sweeping victory in the primary to choose a Democratic nominee to oppose anti-labor Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsins June 5 recall election. And, despite $21 million in spending and a concerted effort by the embattled governor, the state Republican Party and conservative talk radio hosts to run up his GOP primary numbers, Walkers total fell far short of the combined Democratic total.
Barrett, the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial nominee who entered the race lateand who was significantly outspent by another Democrat, former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, and her allieswon by a far wider margin than even his most enthusiastic backers would have dared predict. The mayor took 58 percent of the vote to 34 percent for Falk, while state Senator Kathleen Vinehout won 4 percent and Secretary of State Doug La Follette was at 3 percent.
Barrett won fifty-six of Wisconsins seventy-two counties, including Falks home base of Dane County, which includes the state capitol in Madison. Most of Falks wins came in sparsely populated northern Wisconsin counties. Despite the fact that she had secured endorsements from many of the states largest unions, Barrett won traditional labor strongholds (such as Rock, Racine, Kenosha, Manitowioc, Sheboygan and Brown counties) in the southern and eastern regions of the state.
Falks endorsement of Barrett was gracious, unequivocal and immediate, putting to rest most questions about whether Democrats would unify following the primary. And Barrett predicted Tuesday night at a packed Milwaukee victory party (where leaders of the AFL-CIO, the Service Employees and other unions joined the cheering throngs) that: We will be united because we understand we cannot fix Wisconsin as long as Scott Walker is the governor of this state.
Thats right.
If Democrats remain unified, they are well positioned for the four-week fight preceding the June 5 general election which will also see a Democratic challenge to Republican incumbents for the post of lieutenant governor and for four state Senate seats.
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(26,624 posts)is that the state and county workers who have lost wages, and benefits can get relief... I also hope the Gov. will see to it that the mortgage money given to the state to help underwater mortgages doesn't go to fill in all the budget holes left by the greed of walker.
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(53,475 posts)Big Tent
(85 posts)I know a lot of the state is divided but believe it or not I still believe a lot of undecided voters are out their. We also need to get out the vote!