Six Wisconsin recall elections tonight

[SFC Ollie]

Two GOP incumbents increase their advantages. In District 2, Robert Cowles leads 62-38 (8 percent in) and in District 14, Luther Olson grabs a 57-43 advantage over Fred Clark (7 percent).

 

[SFC Ollie]

With 2% of the vote in, the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel and the Associated Press say Darling has a 62% to 38% lead in the 8th District,

 

[SFC Ollie]

Yep, looks like the Dems spent all that Union money on nothing..........

 

[Ragnar]

Priebus told The Associated Press in an interview that the RNC is "all-in" with assisting the state party in get-out-the-vote efforts in the August recalls. National unions are spending millions to assist Democrats, while independent groups like Club for Growth are pouring in millions for Republicans.

Total spending on the eight recall campaigns by the candidates and outside groups combined is projected to go as high as $30 million.

Priebus said the RNC is focusing on get-out-the-vote efforts and won't run television ads. Conservative groups like Club for Growth and Americans for Prosperity are spending millions of dollars on ads attacking the Democrats.

Priebus says RNC 'all in' on recalls - JSOnline

WRONG AGAIN, fool.

The Wisconsin recall vacuum - The Fix - The Washington Post

Beyond Walker’s political capital, though, it’s hard to draw many broad national conclusions about what the recall elections mean. That’s because what’s happening in Wisconsin is occurring very much in a vacuum, for several reasons.

The first is that, as with special elections, these recall elections have have such unusual turnout and have received such inordinate attention from national third-party groups trying to influence the races and send a message. In fact, the recalls have essentially been special elections on steroids, with spending reaching nearly $30 million.

As of a couple weeks ago, about two-thirds of that has gone to benefit Democrats, and Republicans acknowledge that they were essentially caught flat-footed by the whole thing. And because of that, they’ve been fighting from behind in recent weeks.

Special elections and recalls are all about the enthusiasm and that tends to be anti-incumbent but not always. The democrats are due having lost so many since 2008 and Wisconsin is the best shot they will get until 2012.

Better make the most of it.

 

[Shogun]

are you ready to suck each other's dicks over a reported 2%?


kinda early still, don't you think?

 

[SFC Ollie]

The District 10 race has added eight more precincts and with 11 percent of the vote in, GOP incumbent Shelia Harsdorf leads 57-43, pretty close to where she was with only five precincts in. And in District 14 we're 22 percent in and incumbent Luther Olsen's lead has shrunk to 55-45,

 

[SFC Ollie]

Suddenly we've gone from 8 percent reporting to 16 in District 2, but Robert Cowles still holds a 62-38 percent margin over Democratic challenger Nancy Nusbaum,

 

[Dr.House]

Dems need 3 seats to "make a difference" in the makeup of the senate...

If they come up short, is that a referendum os sorts in that it has no bearing on the plans that Walker has for the state?

 

[Ragnar]

Yep, looks like the Dems spent all that Union money on nothing..........

Way too early to say. However, there should be one of the links on every page just to make it easy on folks...

News from The Associated Press

 

[Ragnar]

Dems need 3 seats to "make a difference" in the makeup of the senate...

If they come up short, is that a referendum os sorts in that it has no bearing on the plans that Walker has for the state?

Sorry Doc.

I don't think the Lefties will answer the "referendum" question unless they win.

 

[freedombecki]

Hard to tell but it looks like the republicans are holding on............

Hopefully, enough Wisconsin voters will understand their way of life is at stake--either they elect representation or the unions do.

God bless and help the people of Wisconsin make the choice that's right for them.

 

[SFC Ollie]

Yep, looks like the Dems spent all that Union money on nothing..........

Way too early to say. However, there should be one of the links on every page just to make it easy on folks...

News from The Associated Press

I've actually been quoting from the Huff post..... Fun to see them squirm.......

Wisconsin Recall Election Results: Live Updates From The Badger State

 

[freedombecki]

Suddenly we've gone from 8 percent reporting to 16 in District 2, but Robert Cowles still holds a 62-38 percent margin over Democratic challenger Nancy Nusbaum,

Yeah, baby!!!

 

[Lakhota]

Democrats put a lot of effort into these recalls. I hope they are rewarded for their efforts.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Ollie is like the play by play announcer. You should apply to the nfl...........

 

[Modbert]

are you ready to suck each other's dicks over a reported 2%?


kinda early still, don't you think?

Now they'll all come out of the woodwork after months of being quiet on this.

 

[SFC Ollie]

In District 2, Robert Cowles holds a 60-40 lead over challenger Nancy Nusbaum with 31 percent of the votes in, most of any race in the state,

More votes in for District 14 and it's nearly a dead heat now. Fred Clark, the Democratic challenger, is within 51-49 of Luther Olsen with 27 percent of the vote in. Meanwhile in District 10, Shelia Harsdorf (R) has a comfortable (for now) 59-41 margin over challenger Shelly Moore (D) with now 37 percent of the votes counted

ore precincts now reporting in the 8th District, which appears to have captivated most of the interest beyond Wisconsin. Alberta Darling leads 71-29 with six of 82 precincts reporting (7 percent),

 

[Dr.House]

Democrats put a lot of effort into these recalls. I hope they are rewarded for their efforts.

If they get none or one seat, is that a "referendum"?

 

[SFC Ollie]

In District 2, we're up to 49 percent of the votes in and incumbent Robert Cowles (R) leads Nancy Nusbaum (D) 57-43

 

[SFC Ollie]

That District 32 race that was separated by 14 votes? A couple more precincts have reported and it's now 13 votes, Dan Kapanke (R) over Jennifer Shilling (D),