I admit it, I was skeptical they could even come up with the 540k they needed to trigger a recall election of the Republican anti-union Gov. Scott Walker in the Badger State, much less the 720k that was their goal. But they did. And then some. And then a whole lot more, actually.
…
The Dems are also submitting separate petitions for: Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch (845,000 signatures, showing some amount of drop-off from the Walker papers, but still well above the same 540,208 threshold); State Sen. Pam Galloway; State Sen. Terry Moulton; State Sen. Van Wanggaard; and state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (who was not originally a top target of the state party, but against whom the local Walker-recall organizers took the extra initiative).
They really must not like that Walker guy or something. Special kudos to Lori Compas of RecallFitz.com for taking the extra initiative to lead the effort to put Fitzgerald’s job on the line as well. As noted above, the state Democratic Party hadn’t targeted the Senate Majority Leader, who was thought to be in a safely Republican district. Compas felt otherwise and decided to take action on her own without the backing of the party. That action appears to have been wildly successful, so far. (I interviewed Compas on the Mike Malloy Show back in December just before Christmas. That interview is here.)
For his part, Walker said in response to the more-than-one-million of his constituents who want him fired: “I expect Wisconsin voters will stand with me and keep moving Wisconsin forward.”
For my part, I’m deeply buried in a mess of a story in an entirely different state right now. So, for the moment, I’m happy to pass you on over to Kleefeld’s coverage for more on what comes next in the process. Suffice to say, this busy year is going to be much busier than planned. For everybody.
What a wonderful good start these people have done!
We have a long way to go to recall our larger problem people:
– Chalmers Johnson
Fascinatingly boring, Wisconsin’s recall webcam is an unlikely hit
By Scott Bauer
Associated Press
Posted: 01/20/2012 11:15:42 AM PST
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19783572
watch the whole walker recall live!
http://mirrors.5nines.com/stream/
Now we are seeing the real demeanor behind the right-wing extremist walker supporters.
http://crooksandliars.com/kenneth-quinnell/facebook-page-threat-or-warning#comments
The Secret Service and Feds are monitoring the extremist right-wingers’ online actions.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-01-31/secret-service-monitors-internet-threats/52924196/1?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28News+-+Top+Stories%29
now it’s waiker’s turn to testify!
http://current.com/community/93648789_wis-governor-to-meet-with-district-attorney.htm