Wisconsin Dems 6. Wisconsin Republicans 0.

[kpete]

Wisconsin Dems 6. Wisconsin Republicans 0.
By Greg Sargent
Conservatives and some political observers are making a big deal out of the fact that the Dem candidate in the closely watched state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin finally conceded defeat today, as had long been expected.

But surely it’s also a big deal that we now know for certain that six Wisconsin Republican state senators will officially face recall elections, while a grand total of zero Democrats may face the same?

Today the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board announced that they have now approved the signatures required for recall elections against the following six GOP senators: Rob Cowles, Alberta Darling, Sheila Harsdorf, Randy Hopper, Dan Kapanke, and Luther Olsen. That means these six elections are definitely moving forward.

Meanwhile, the board has also announced that they are not prepared to approve the signatures gathered by Republicans for the recall of their three Democratic targets. Dems have alleged that the signature gathering by Republicans is fraudulent, and now the board has explicitly claimed that their reason for not approving the recall elections against Dems is that the signatures “have raised numerous factual and legal issues which need to be investigated and analyzed.”

MORE:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/wisconsin-dems-6-wisconsin-republicans-0/2011/03/03/AGDOWdFH_blog.html

[ShadowLiberal]

1. What happened to the other 2 republicans we could recall?

I thought there were 8 republicans eligible for recall. While those 6 are the most vulnerable who are eligible, we should still force the other 2 into a recall election just to show we disapprove of them, even if we don't win.

[PeaceNikki]

2. We didn't get enough signatures for those.

Grothman and Lazich. We need 3.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110503/GPG0101/105030524/Recall-efforts-Wisconsin-GOP-senators-Grothman-Lazich-fall-short

[undeterred]

4. You have no idea how much work went into getting

the six we did get. It is no small feat.

[Pab Sungenis]

9. Oh, we DO have an idea.

It was a ton of hard work and you are all to be congratulated. It's just too bad that the other two fell short.

[undeterred]

10. I don't know if any state has ever tried to do so many at once.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

11. The BBC reported that it was unpresidented

Figures that we need to rely on foreigners to report accurately on issues here. After all, it has nothing to do with sister Sarah.

[Viking12]

3. Now help them WIN on July 12th! Donate to Jess King WI 18!

https://secure.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18658

[Me.]

5. If Three + Cons Get Recalled

Does Fitzgerald lose his leadership position?

[Ellipsis]

6. Indeed!

[Me.]

8. Come On Wisconsin!

[wiggs]

7. Will they all face a vote in July or will three of them be recalled later? nt