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Want to win the WI Recall? Make sure this story goes as wide as humanly possible
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/20/1093293/-Want-to-win-the-WI-Recall-Make-sure-this-story-goes-as-wide-as-humanly-possibleCertainly the litany of Scott Walker's sins is long and varied: Gross mismanagement, worst in the nation Job numbers, union-busting, billionaire toadying, and good old fashioned political corruption and criminal activity. But the fact is, anyone upset about these things is already voting against him, and many polls still have the race tied or ahead. So to win this thing, we need a wedge issue that peels off some of his support, particularly in his Northern WI base areas. Fortunately Scott Walker has just handed us just such a wedge on a sliver platter in his appointment of Dr. James Kroll as the State's "deer Czar". You see Dr. Kroll considers allowing hunters to hunt for free on state-managed game lands, "the last bastion of communism" and want to do away with it altogether.
Even if you think this issue doesn't matter because you've never shot an animal with anything other than a camera, if you want the Dems to win the recall election you need to spread this story as far and wide as possible. Because, trust me, there are people in WI for who this will REALLY matter, and they're precisely the people we need to reach. Let me explain:
The first thing you need to understand, is that for a significant number of people in WI, deer hunting is less of a sport and more of a religion. I've spoken to a lot of people who grew up in WI, particularly the northern part of the state, who told me that growing up, most high- and even Middle-schools managed to make sure that the first day of whitetail season was some sort of school holiday, since they knew that huge percentages of their students wouldn't be there anyway. It is a time when contractors turn down business, people take days off of work, shifts go unfilled and deliveries are delayed, because, hell, it's deer hunting time.
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Want to win the WI Recall? Make sure this story goes as wide as humanly possible (Original Post)
hue
May 2012
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(53,475 posts)1. This story will indeed have an impact on a substantial number of Walker's backers....
... most of the "sportsmen" who support Walker HUNT ON PUBLIC LAND. Appointing someone who favors ending such opportunities is a BIG FUCKING DEAL for these guys.
Get this story out!!!
Thanks hue!!!
DCKit
(18,541 posts)2. Many of my friends also hunt to feed their families.
Even those who hunt for trophies, donate the meat to help others.
This is also an opportunity to teach about "regressive taxes" - as a portion of income and disposable income, license fees will harm the poor far more than the wealthy.