It's On In Wisconsin

[Valin]

The American Spectator:

John Tabin

5.9.12

 

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, having defeated former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, will face Governor Scott Walker in the June 5 recall election. Falk was the union-backed candidates -- and it was the unions who were the driving force behind the recall in the first place -- but Barrett, who lost to Walker in 2010, had greater name recognition and the backing of much of the Democratic establishment. While the Democrats try to heal their intraparty rift -- and accusations about the cancellation of a post-primary "unity rally" aren't helping matters on that front -- tonight's results look like good news for Walker: He received more votes than Barrett and Falk combined.

 

While the anti-Walker votes do top the governor's total when you add in the minor Democratic candidates and the Madison protester who ran a stunt candidacy on the Republican line, the strong turnout for Walker is a good sign: Republicans had little reason to show up for an essentially uncontested race, and the fact that so many did is a sign of enthusiasm going into next month's election.

 

The Walker campaign is wasting no time going on the offensive; tonight they issued a pugnacious statement from deputy campaign manager Dan Blum:

 

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This info posted in another thread....

 

The right counted 646,458 total votes for GOV

The left counted 670,278 total votes for GOV

 

The left had 23,820 more votes than did the right.