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Scott Walker wins Wisconsin recall election - 1 views

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  • First-term Republican Gov. Scott Walker has survived the Wisconsin recall election, beating back a labor-backed effort to unseat him and again handing defeat to his Democratic challenger, 58-year-old Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
  • With 94 percent of the expected vote in, Walker led Barrett 54 percent to 45 percent.
  • the state remains divided
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  • the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall election
  • the election is over, it's time to move Wisconsin forward."
  • bringing our state together will take some time, no doubt about it,
  • he planed to hold a meeting with the entire state legislature next week.
  • has doubled as a proxy fight over whether Republicans can push through spending cuts and confront organized labor - and live to tell about it.
  • I believe that in November voters across the country will demonstrate that they want the same in Washington, D.C.,
  • exit polls showed Barrett winning handily among union households, while Walker dominated among Tea Party voters. Walker also won by 9 points among independents. The polls showed Walker winning with men and those making more than $50,000, and Barrett winning among women and those making less than $50,000 per year.
  • candidates and outside groups spent in excess of $63 million on the recall election
  • Walker and his Republican allies spent $45.6 million on the race as of May 21, while Barrett and his allies have spent $17.9 million.
  • estimated 2.8 million people expected to cast ballots.
  • The Walker campaign said in response to the reports that "any accusation that our campaign is making those calls is categorically false and unfounded."
  • exit polls found that 52 percent of voters in Wisconsin approve of how Walker has handled the issue of collective bargaining, and 54 percent approve of how he has handled job creation. Fifty-two percent said they approved of the recent changes to state law that limits collective bargaining for government workers, while 47 percent disapproved of these changes.
  • favorable view of unions for government workers
  • 45 percent have an unfavorable opinion of these unions.
  • The Romney campaign said the former Massachusetts governor called Walker to congratulate him Tuesday evening.
  • Part of the disparity can be explained by the fact that Walker, as a sitting governor facing
  • isconsin law.
  • The rest of the spending in the race has been from outside ideological groups.
  • he newly-elected governor, who had defeated Barrett in the 2010 election, released a budget plan that proposed elimination of most public employee bargaining rights.
  • Wisconsin Senate Democrats even temporarily fled the state in an ultimately futile effort to keep Walker's plan from being passed.
  • recall elections are only appropriate for official misconduct.
  • Divide and conquer works."
  • Republicans called the race a test of whether they can push through the difficult reforms needed to deal with massive federal, state and local budget deficits.
  • exit polls found that Mr. Obama led Romney 51 percent to 44 percent among voters in the recall election.
  • The power of Wisconsin's progressive, grassroots tradition was clearly on display throughout the run up to this election and we will continue to work together to ensure a brighter future for Wisconsin's middle class.
  • Walker's victory suggests that the newly-legal unlimited spending by super PACs and other outside groups - which was unleashed by a pair of recent Supreme Court decisions, including Citizens United
  • his victory will elevate him to superstar status among conservatives and likely prompt talk of a future presidential run.
  • In a fourth state Senate recall election, Republicans were leading. If Democrats were able to triumph in any of the state senate elections, they would win a majority in the Wisconsin Senate and be able to block Walker's agenda even though he remains in office.
  • bennordpaskin on 25 Mar 15
     
    This is a news article concerning the attempted recall of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. This article contrasts the idea that every legislative race, no matter how big or small, reflects politics on a national level. In this particular race, it is notable that parties argued as to wether or not this race was any indication as to the potential outcome of 2012 general elections, and whether or not it might have been possible for Mitt Romney to win the state of Wisconsin from Obama. Noted, the article makes reference to exit polls that indicated Obamas advantage in the state.
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  • paigedeleeuw on 25 Mar 15
     
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  • sebasgm on 25 Mar 15
     
    A summary of what happened during the election and the actions Walker took when faced with the recall.
  • bubb1erat on 23 Mar 16
     
    With a dominant 54%, Walker handily retained the governors office.
  • eleanorthorp on 23 Mar 16
     
    This article seems to favor Walker but gives the general idea of why he survived the recall
  • charlito_love on 24 Mar 16
     
    Walker wins recall this is important because republicans have said this was a test for walker and his political career, while on the other hand even though democrat president Obama won Wisconsin in 2008 earlier with a point lead.
sebasgm

Scott Walker recall, Wisconsin (2012) - Ballotpedia - 1 views

ballotpedia.org/alker_recall,_Wisconsin_(2012)

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  • An effort to recall Scott Walker, a Republican elected in 2010, from his position as the Governor of Wisconsin was launched in November 2011. Walker defeated Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) and independent candidate Hariprasad "Hari" Trivedi in the recall on June 5, 2012. A primary election took place May 8.[1]
  • Only two governors in history have been recalled - North Dakota Governor Lynn Frazier in 1921 and California Governor Gray Davis (D) in 2003.[8]
  • Democrats would have likely have gone after him sooner, but under Wisconsin law incumbents are not eligible for recall until they have been in office for a year.
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  • David Brandt, a Walker supporter, submitted the first recall petition on November 4, 2011, on behalf of the "Close Friends to Recall Walker" committee. Democrats denounced the move as a Republican tactic - once the petition was filed, Walker could legally begin collecting unlimited campaign donations for the recall.[9]
  • On November 28, organizers said they reached 300,000 signatures - more than half the number necessary.[14]
  • Randy Bryce, treasurer of the Walker Recall PAC, said they were specifically targeting Republicans and Independents and hoped to work with United Wisconsin. "If they don't have enough and they need some more, well, here you go. It's kind of like an insurance policy," he said.[16]
  • On December 15, organizers announced they had collected over 507,000 signatures and had a new goal of 720,277 signatures, a third of the votes cast in the 2010 gubernatorial election.[18]
  • A human operator verified the name, correcting any errors before it was entered into a database. The databases could then be used to check for duplicate signatures.[22]
  • Under state law, Walker had only 10 days to challenge the validity of the petitions starting on January 18. However, as GAB officials were not able to readily provide Walker with the signatures against him, Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess extended the period to 30 days from when Walker received the full petitions.
  • Walker asked the GAB to review a challenge of the signatures conducted by two tea party groups, but GAB officials said state law does not allow them to consider challenges by third parties.
  • bennordpaskin on 25 Mar 15
     
    This article from ballotpedia highlights the process for handling a recall. The verification of signatures is particularly interesting in the Wisconsin case as the time frame which is typical when accumulating signatures was breached, and in turn extended by a circuitry court. Had the court reached a different decision, the entire recall process in Wisconsin may have been avoided, and would have in turn saved large amounts of time and money which could have been put to better use serving the people of Wisconsin.
  • sebasgm on 25 Mar 15
     
    A very detailed of the Wisconsin recall election of 2012. It goes over all aspects of the election and the path that is taken to obtain a recall.
Joanne Kim

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Survives Recall : It's All Politics : NPR - 2 views

www.npr.org/...-governors-fate-in-recall-vote

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  • became a proxy of sorts for national politics.
  • At the macro level, it was about different visions for the role of government. But it all stemmed from legislation, championed by Walker, that severely limited the collective-bargaining rights of public employees.
  • Unions and Democrats collected more than 900,000 signatures to trigger only the third gubernatorial recall election in U.S. history. But in the end, the GOP outraised and outmaneuvered Democrats in the state. Walker raised $30.5 million, while Barrett raised only about $4 million.
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  • he State Capitol in Madison, the mood was one of disbelief.
  • she feared Walker's agenda "will be a template for the rest of the country."
  • the two governors to have been recalled were Lynn Frazier of North Dakota, who was in his third two-year term when he was recalled in October 1921 and Gray Davis of California, who was recalled in October 2003.
  • Voters want leaders who stand up and make the tough decisions,
  • Democrats were outspent big.
  • money matters but so do basic, core ideas.
  • he recall campaign simply energized Republicans and they were able to raise huge money and expand its turnout operation "where Democrats traditionally have the edge."
  • NBC News is projecting that Walker has survived the recall election. The call comes just as news organizations got updated exit poll numbers that indicated Walker had a four point lead over Barrett.
  • hey don't mean much, of course, but with 2.25 percent of precincts reporting, Walker leads with 54 percent. Barrett has 45 percent.
  • With about 21 percent of the precincts counted, Walker maintains a sizable lead of 61 percent to 38 percent.
  • the turnout is being compared to the turnout for 2008's presidential election. That's what NPR's Don Gonyea reported on All Things Considered this afternoon. In some pre
  • The Capitol in Madison has been the scene of nonstop protests for more than a year.
  • of those who voted today, 60 percent said recalls are only appropriate because of misconduct. Of course that differed depending on party.
  • Republicans said by a near unanimous margin that recall elections are never appropriate or only appropriate in the case of official misconduct. But slight majority of Democratic voters said recall elections are appropriate 'for any reason.'"
  • While Barrett has received about 26 percent of his $4 million in campaign donations from outside the Badger State, Walker has drawn nearly two-thirds of his $30.5 million contributions from out of state, according to campaign filings released May 29. Walker has outraised Barrett 7 1/2 to 1 since late 2011, though Barrett didn't enter the race until late March."
  • The presence of undecided voters tends to correlate with higher unpredictability on Election Day, while the absence of them, as in this case, means that even a small lead is more likely to hold up."
  • Most (88 percent) made up their minds about whom to vote for before May.
  • cincts, said Don, turnout could exceed 100 percent.
  • 32 percent of voters said someone in their household was a union member. 68 percent said they had no connection to a union. That's a higher union turnout than 2010 and 2008, when that number was 26 percent.
  • Voters are unhappy with both parties.
  • Note that it was signed by him, which the White House has said means it was sent by the president himself.
  • first to successfully defeat such an attempt.
  • Walker raised $30.5 million, while Barrett raised only about $4 million.
  • Joanne Kim on 25 Mar 15
     
    This news article talks about how Walker became the first to survive the recall election and the process of it in details.
  • kyrranielson on 25 Mar 15
     
    This article brought up a fact that could have substantially changed the outcome of the election. Walker raised $30.5 million, while Barrett raised only about $4 million. Money is a huge tool that can sway the outcome of an election very easily. If Barrett had the same amount of funding as Walker would the election have ended in his favor?
eleanorthorp

Federal Court Strikes Down Key Portions Of Scott Walker's Anti-Union Law - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...-anti-union-law_n_1392372.html

ap government elections recall wisconsin walker collective bargaining dispute

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  • eleanorthorp on 23 Mar 16
     
    This is one of the lead ups to the recall election. If you don't understand how it connects if you search around wikipedia you may be able to get a better understanding of the big picture
sebasgm

Bills to Strengthen Enforcement, Integrity of Immigration Laws Introduced in House - 0 views

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  • our bills that would strengthen interior enforcement of immigration laws; remove the ability of the President to unilaterally shut down immigration enforcement; ensure jobs are preserved for legal workers; reform the United States’ asylum laws and make sure unaccompanied alien minors who make the dangerous trek to the United States are safely returned home have been introduced in the House
  • There are many issues plaguing our nation’s immigration system but the biggest problem is that our immigration laws are not enforced,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (
  • Additionally, Obama administration officials consistently exploit weak asylum standards to approve baseless claims.
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  • “By refusing to enforce the laws against illegal immigration, President Obama’s immigration policies collectively undermine the integrity of our immigration system and send the message to the world that our laws can be violated with impunity.”
  • “The bills introduced by Representatives Trey Gowdy (R-SC), chair of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Lamar Smith (R-Texas) -- the former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee – Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah),
  • other broken aspects of our immigration system,
  • President can’t shut down immigration enforcement
  • “For decades, Americans have been promised a secure border and an immigration system that works for all Americans,” Gowdy said in a statement, stressing that, “Those promises have not been kept and both political parties bear responsibility for that. This legislation allows state and local governments to assist in the enforcement of our federal immigration laws. By doing so, we remove the ability of this or future Presidents – of either party – to systematically shut down portions of the law to suit their political purposes.”
  • During a House Judiciary Committee hearing earlier this month, Smith described The Legal Workforce Act as a tool that “turns off the jobs magnet that attracts so many illegal immigrants to the United States.”
  • “administration’s rubberstamping of fraudulent applications and policies, and effectively ends ‘catch and release,’” he stated.  
  • “Even before the President’s promises of amnesty went into effect, our borders were being inundated with unaccompanied children and teens responding to the incentive of a broken asylum policy,”
  • he Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act not only addresses the immediate concern with unaccompanied children, but closes long-exploited holes in our asylum practices.”
  • “Additional judges, attorneys and other resources will ensure children are processed, reunited with their families and sent home as swiftly as possible,”
  • The Protection of Children Act introduced by Carter would ensure unaccompanied alien minors who make the dangerous journey to the United States are safely returned home.
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      sebasgm on 03 Mar 15
       
      This focuses on the opinions on these new bills to reform Immigration reforms that attempt to overturn Obama's immigration policies.
  • sebasgm on 03 Mar 15
     
    Bills are introduced to strengthen interior enforcement of immigration laws. This is slightly in response to Obama's call for immigration reform and his policies to make these changes. However, these bills are made to make immigration enforcement more strict, while Obama's policies attempted to weaken the enforcement of these laws. This is a large political war with democrats siding with Obama and his policies and Republicans siding with these new bills.
sebasgm

5 Ways New Media Are Changing Politics - US News - 2 views

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  • New social media are already changing the way organizations attract supporters.
  • But the collective outrage focused on a top-down, big-money view of politics, well, that's so . . . last century. If the goal of television ads is to motivate viewers to vote, volunteer, or give money, there are far better ways to reach people, thanks to the new media.
  • 1. News you can choose:
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  • 3. Like it:
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  • instant read on opinions and positions
  • distributing the news
  • etweeted hundreds of times
  • The result is a new paradigm in political communications, and both parties are using it.
  • That affects the way reporters spend their days and the way campaigns craft their message.
    • sebasgm
      sebasgm on 29 Oct 14
       
      Technology is a new means of broadcasting and campaigning to the public.
    • sebasgm
      sebasgm on 29 Oct 14
       
      This is a great summary of how Media is changing politics.
  • sebasgm on 29 Oct 14
     
    Emerging communications phenomena have transformed the political process for broadcasting.
  • Joanne Kim on 29 Oct 14
     
    I think this article shows how technology and the new forms of media are having a huge effect on the politics today, and I agree that the new media is one of the biggest things that influence the politics.
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