‘Real News From The Blaze’: What Do We See So Far in Wisconsin Recall Day
- Posted on June 5, 2012 at 7:46pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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By media coverage, campaign funding, and long term political implications, the Wisconsin recall is impervious to former House Speaker Tip O‘Neil’s famous phrase “All politics is local.”
The nation has had its eyes transfixed Tuesday on voters in Wisconsin as the budget and public sector reforms of Governor Scott Walker face-off against a resurrected big labor. Christian Schneider of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel joined “Real News” again on election day, after breaking down the race Monday, to discuss his observations from the field.
Schneider said early evening Tuesday that exit polling so far shows the vote brought out a high number of Wisconsinites dived about 50-50 in favor of unionization, with nearly 90 percent of voters admitting to have made their decision before May. A fly in the ointment to campaign groups in Wisconsin and across the country that have poured tens of millions of dollars into advertising in the gubernatorial recall for nearly two years.
Watch a clip as the panel also questioned whether this election really remained on the issue of collective bargaining, and how the voting results today could sway Wisconsin for the campaign strategies of Mitt Romney and President Obama:
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:32pmWhat do we have in Wisconsin so far? A DOJ and leftists who claim that there is fraud and other illegal activities going on; this matter is far from over, expect the instant Gov Walker wins again that Holder will step in and slam down hard across the board.
Report Post »lexington_green
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:40pmpeople who scream about fraud while committing massive fraud cannot be negotiated or compromised with, nor are they to be trusted in the slightest. they are making us into a third world country. america is splitting into different people’s with different ideologies that are not compatible.
Report Post »lovenfl3
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:52pmRight on! Doesn’t it make you feel so much better that the DOJ is in Wisconsin to “monitor” the election? Doh! This is going to get ugly, especially if Walker does win. The union thugs will totally flip out, much like Obama will when he loses. These are interesting times indeed.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovzRxR4PI0
wisehiney
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:24pmWikipedia tells me that “Wisconsin” is derived from an Indian word that means “it lies red”. Go RED Wisconsin!
Report Post »NDPINDNT
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:19pmI’ll bet he dead, non citizens and people from other states will be voting in this one. But it won’t be reported until way after the election.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:39pmAccording to Drudge Report one county (Madison I believe) is reporting, from the Democratic side, 119% turnout of all registered voters; there are supposedly 400 democratic lawers ready to go in an instant when the voting is finished. So it looks like the dead and others are somehow voting and the Democrats are claiming to be the victims.
Typical.
Report Post »lexington_green
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:43pmtypical and terrifying. these immoral, self-righteous loons are digging a hole for this country that there will only be one way out of. if any.
Report Post »ltdan
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:12pmAdd your comments
Report Post »Richalu
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:09pmMust be all those bussed in union zombies from Michigan. And Illinios. Indiana. Minnesota.
Report Post »capnbrit
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 9:00pmYep, my mother lives just outside Madison and she’s seen buses with adults (that have obviously been on those buses for hours) arriving last night and early this morning. Not likely Wisconsinites.
Report Post »Red Meat
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:08pmIt would be nice if The Blaze could have more up to the minute news coverage of certain important issues rather than articles on Penn. Saying.
Report Post »gyro
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:05pmThe unions will claim a victory or they will claim election fraud
Report Post »or both !
lukerw
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:01pmThe Omen of things to come…
Report Post »TeaPartyForRomney
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:01pmFox News has some great coverage of this election as well. If you don’t have it on your TV, you can always use this link to watch it live on the Internet: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/june/fox_wisc_live.html
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 7:55pmWill the union pigs be able to win by massive voter fraud? We all know union thugs are lazy and don‘t work but they’ll vote three and four times each to protect their cushy jobs they can’t be fired from.
To the taxpaying capitalists of Wisconsin,do yourself and more importantly your country a good deed and keep Governor Walker in office.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 7:51pmWe see 119% voter turnout? Liberal math, I presume. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/06/05/report-voter-turnout-119-percent-in-madison
Report Post »felix
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 7:54pmcommunist demothugs will find a way to win by cheating – as always
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:25pmyes more votes than registered voters but you can register today and vote. what a system, no cheating here move along. i thought Walker would win but after hearing about registrating today and voting it doesn’t look good for Walker. who knows where these new voters live by the time they figure it out it will be too late.
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