The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[innerSpaceman]

I don't know what the heck goes on in Wisconsin, but really? REALLY?


I mean we recalled Gray Davis. He was about as offensive as a flea. Sheesh.

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I don't know what the heck goes on in Wisconsin, but really? REALLY?


I mean we recalled Gray Davis. He was about as offensive as a flea. Sheesh.

That's pre-Citizens United. We were outspent 7 to 1. As Politico said this morning,

Cash doesn't talk in 2012, it shouts, and Wisconsin was a sonic boom that's breaking glass in Chicago.

It's also pre-recession. Dear Governor was skillful at channeling anger that would have been rightly aimed at the financial institutions and their lackeys in government at school teachers, nurses, librarians, snow plow drivers, etc. - you know, all those who brought Wall Street to its knees in 2008.

As an ex-Californian now living in Wisconsin, I'd like to say that CA and NY are smarter and hipper than WI. You are not. Citizens United is a cash tsnumani.

Originally Posted by Alex

Guess the people of Wisconsin, on average, do approve of what Walker has done.

Talking with people here and reading online comments last night and this morning, many Walker supporters seem to be misinformed. They believe that WI now has a budget surplus, no teachers lost their jobs, the public employee unions refused to make concessions, the Democratic challenger was going to take away their hunting guns. This is what the ads told them over and over again. None of it is true. My gut says that about 1/3 of the voters found these ads persuasive.

This is what Citizens United will bring to all 50 states for Obama/Romney. We will be drowned in never-ending airwaves slime. It will be at the top of our computer screen and on sidebars. More than $63 million was spent on the Walker Recall in this tiny state of almost 6 million people and on just a governor. We're about to enter presidential Citizens United territory. It will boggle all our minds. The informed can wade through, just like pre-Citizens United but multiplied many hundreds of times.

Now we wait and see if Walker will be indicted in the corruption investigation. The LoT lawyers will correct me if this is wrong but I understand that, traditionally, indictments of this nature aren't done in a 60-day window when there's an election. If you like salon.com and have time, here's a good rundown of the probe.

Originally Posted by Alex

Can't quickly find state senator results on my phone. Did the recalls get just one of them?

Yes, just one of them.