so much for massive turnout.

[hrmjustin]

What bull.

[shcrane71]

1. Fuck it. The whole system is rigged.

How do we emigrate?

[RC]

2. Start here

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp

[HereSince1628]

4. I recommend by airplane. Swimming the pacific is a REAL !@#$@

[shcrane71]

19. Glad you can be so smug as corporatists take over your government. nt

[HereSince1628]

3. NO you don't get it. THERE WAS A MASSIVE TURNOUT! This WAS historic.

But it was also very different than how usually massive turnout is good for Dems. Today, the r's did something very different, they figured out how to get massive turnout.

The people who will run against the WI-R's in the future MUST examine that and understand it.

[flamingdem]

5. Great point. I heard Walker mention farms, maybe they convinced

farm workers and similar -- this could happen in other states where people have less access to information

[Indydem]

7. Yep, them dumb ignorant farm hicks.

Or maybe they just don't support unions and think maybe they budget repair bill is AOK.

That makes them neither dumb nor ignorant, it makes them someone with an opinion different than yours; marginalize them at your own peril.

[dark forest]

8. People have more

than adequate access to information in all 50 states.


It's whether they choose to access it, and what they choose to do with it once they have it that counts.

[Matariki]

9. Could have been those stupid 'Barrett will take your hunting rifles away' ads

In fact, probably was.

[okieinpain]

11. is that true about the ads. n/t.

[Matariki]

14. I heard Tom Barrett being interviewed on NPR

They described the ad as someone's hunting rifle just disappearing from their hands, saying that Tom Barrett voted against deer hunting rifles. Funded by the NRA.

http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2012/may/29/national-rifle-association/wisconsin-recall-nra-says-dem-challenger-tom-barre/

To be honest he didn't come across as a very strong candidate and it was worrisome. I was really hoping the hate for Walker would carry the day.

[flamingdem]

18. Thanks for sharing that - both points are relevant

to getting why this happened

[1monster]

6. All of those people who registered at the polls today -- an unprecedented number of

people registering at the polls. Interesting...

[HereSince1628]

10. Yes, and outnumbered by red turnout. AMAZING!!! It's rather like the introduction of machine guns

to warfare. Political battles in WI will never be the same from here.

[1monster]

16. What makes you think they registered Dem? I haven't seen any stats...

My thoughts on it were why wait to register until election day? There were so many that it seems more like an orchestrated plan than a last minute decision to actually vote. Like an October surprise in June.

[Jello Biafra]

12. I smell fix.......n/t

[HereSince1628]

13. Well, before you blame that on anything else, check your immediate environment for sources.

[SidDithers]

15. More people voted in the recall election...

than in the Gubernatorial election in 2010.



Sid

[cthulu2016]

17. Ohio 2004.

Everyone was excited by the huge turnout, but it was a bunch of evangelicals.

It happens.

As the military saying goes, the enemy has a vote.