Rematch of 2010 gubernatorial election set as Milwaukee mayor wins Dem primary to face Walker in Wisconsin recall election

[Geee]

Fox News:

MADISON, WIS. – Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Democratic primary Tuesday in Wisconsin's historic recall election, emerging from a field of three Democrats to face Republican Gov. Scott Walker next month.

Barrett's win sets up a June 5 rematch of the 2010 governor's race in what will be the culmination of an effort to oust the first-term Republican that officially began more than six months ago.

The recall, triggered by the collection of more than 900,000 petition signatures, was spurred by anger over Walker's proposal passed last year taking collective bargaining rights from public workers.

Barrett, who gained national attention in 2009 when he intervened in an attack at the state fair, had 54 percent of the vote in preliminary results.

"We know that the real battle is ahead and it's really going to be a battle for the values of Wisconsin," Barrett told The Associated Press shortly after the race was called. "Our view is Scott Walker has done a lot of damage to the state and Wisconsin can't be fixed as long as Scott Walker is governor."

Walker planned to speak later Tuesday night.

Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, who was the favored candidate of the unions that pushed the recall, came in second with 37 percent of the vote, with 32 percent of precincts reporting.

Union leaders said they were ready to quickly pivot and summon support for Barrett.

[NCTexan]

@Geee

 

What do you think of this opponent for walker?

 

It's surprising to me that the union guy came in so far behind.

[Geee]

Tom Barrett is the Mayor of Milwaukee and the same guy Walker defeated in the last election. Kathleen Falk who came in second is a super liberal from Madison. Even all the union money couldn't put her through. The encouraging thing is that even though Walker only had a fake opponent who had no chance of winning, people came out and voted for him anyway. Last I saw before I went to bed last night he had more people show up to vote for him than all the other democratic candidates combined by about 50,000 votes!!!

[righteousmomma]

WOW Geee Good News about Scott. Thanks from NCT too.