Please Help Recall Scott Walker

Look, I know only a small percentage of my readers live in Wisconsin. That’s why I have only sporadically touched on the backlash against Governor Scott Walker and the efforts to recall him from office. But it’s actually pretty important that those efforts don’t fail. It’s important for the people of Wisconsin, but it’s important for the whole country, too. There has to be some kind of meaningful pushback on the radical path these new Republican governors have embarked upon or they’re going to screw this country up irreparably.

A poll out to today has Governor Walker up 50%-47% over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. With a margin of error of 4.5%, that shows we’re in toss-up territory. Barrett is actually leading with independents, so the whole thing is going to come down to turnout. And that’s where you come in. You can help turn out Democratic votes. We have a tool to help you do this. Go to this site and pick a day and time. Right now, you can pick between Saturday May 26th 2:30-5pm ET, Tuesday May 29th 5:30-8pm ET, and Thursday May 31st 5:30-8pm ET. When you sign up, you’ll get some free training on how to be effective on the phone.

We really need folks to step and do this because thanks to people like the Koch Brothers, the governor has about a 20-1 financial advantage. The only way to overcome bombardment on the air is to have a strong ground game. And the election really is too close to call right now. Maybe you can’t travel to Wisconsin to knock doors, but you can do this.

[I am a consultant for Democracy for America].

10 Comments

rikyrah on May 23, 2012 at 2:41 pm

go Wisconsin go.

I still won’t forgive Feingold for not getting off his ass and running for this.

BooMan on May 23, 2012 at 2:53 pm

that would have been nice. It’s kind of ridiculous that he lost in the first place.

IL JimP on May 23, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Sorry I respond to denunciations of the DNC far more than I do calls to actual action to help defeat Governor Walker.

Yeah, what’s up with Fmr. Sen. Feingold? I thought he was going to run.

BooMan on May 23, 2012 at 4:21 pm

this isn’t the DNC. It’s the DFA. You know, Jim Dean’s outfit.
- Geov Parrish on May 23, 2012 at 4:49 pm
  
  Speaking of the DNC…have they actually given any rationale for ignoring this race? If so, what is it?
  
  All I’ve seen is claims (by others) that they don’t think the race has any national importance, but they can’t be that criminally obtuse. Can they?
  - BooMan on May 23, 2012 at 4:53 pm
    
    One answer that I hope is not true is that they’ve tested it and don’t think it’s winnable.
    
    Other than that, it could be as simple as that they have bigger fish to fry.
    
    But, it’s not as if they’ve done nothing.
    
    The DNC has directed $1.4 million to Wisconsin so far in the 2012 cycle with $800,000 of that coming since November, according to figures provided to the Fix. Nearly a quarter million of those dollars have been directed to the state party.
    
    DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is headed to the state to raise money for Barrett later this month. And, Obama for America state director Tripp Wellde is also working on the recall effort.
    “We are completely committed to electing Tom Barrett,” said DNC communications director Brad Woodhouse. “Any suggestion of a lack of commitment or engagement on the part of the DNC/OFA is off the mark and does nothing more than play into the hands of Scott Walker and his billionaire buddies who launched their frontal assault on working families in Wisconsin.”
- IL JimP on May 23, 2012 at 9:39 pm
  
  I know but all I’ve seen from people recently is denouncing the DNC for not giving $500,000 or something.
  
  The DFA does good work, I have a lot of their training material.

MNPundit on May 23, 2012 at 6:03 pm

Why was the election not set for November?

Oh well, at least it provides a warm up for the Democratic apparatus in the state.

JLG on May 24, 2012 at 11:09 am

It’s a special election, and I believe the timetable is actually prescribed by the Wisconsin constitution.

Nobody seems to mention this, but one consequence of the June date is that the large student vote in Madison isn’t going to be there.

JLG on May 24, 2012 at 11:07 am

This is kind of ironic. Right below this article is an ad asking me to volunteer FOR Scott Walker.

Just to emphasize Booman’s point, it really is all about turnout. In 2008, Obama defeated McCain by a wide margin. In 2010, Walker defeated Barrett by a comfortable margin. But McCain got 100,000 more Wisconsin votes than Walker did. The votes are out there to get rid of Walker. It’s just a question of whether people bother to show up (and whether the votes are counted properly, but that’s another issue).

rikyrah on May 23, 2012 at 2:41 pm

go Wisconsin go.

I still won’t forgive Feingold for not getting off his ass and running for this.
- BooMan on May 23, 2012 at 2:53 pm
  
  that would have been nice. It’s kind of ridiculous that he lost in the first place.
IL JimP on May 23, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Sorry I respond to denunciations of the DNC far more than I do calls to actual action to help defeat Governor Walker.

Yeah, what’s up with Fmr. Sen. Feingold? I thought he was going to run.
- BooMan on May 23, 2012 at 4:21 pm
  
  this isn’t the DNC. It’s the DFA. You know, Jim Dean’s outfit.
  - Geov Parrish on May 23, 2012 at 4:49 pm
    
    Speaking of the DNC…have they actually given any rationale for ignoring this race? If so, what is it?
    
    All I’ve seen is claims (by others) that they don’t think the race has any national importance, but they can’t be that criminally obtuse. Can they?
    - BooMan on May 23, 2012 at 4:53 pm
      
      One answer that I hope is not true is that they’ve tested it and don’t think it’s winnable.
      
      Other than that, it could be as simple as that they have bigger fish to fry.
      
      But, it’s not as if they’ve done nothing.
      
      The DNC has directed $1.4 million to Wisconsin so far in the 2012 cycle with $800,000 of that coming since November, according to figures provided to the Fix. Nearly a quarter million of those dollars have been directed to the state party.
      
      DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is headed to the state to raise money for Barrett later this month. And, Obama for America state director Tripp Wellde is also working on the recall effort.
      “We are completely committed to electing Tom Barrett,” said DNC communications director Brad Woodhouse. “Any suggestion of a lack of commitment or engagement on the part of the DNC/OFA is off the mark and does nothing more than play into the hands of Scott Walker and his billionaire buddies who launched their frontal assault on working families in Wisconsin.”
  - IL JimP on May 23, 2012 at 9:39 pm
    
    I know but all I’ve seen from people recently is denouncing the DNC for not giving $500,000 or something.
    
    The DFA does good work, I have a lot of their training material.
MNPundit on May 23, 2012 at 6:03 pm

Why was the election not set for November?

Oh well, at least it provides a warm up for the Democratic apparatus in the state.
- JLG on May 24, 2012 at 11:09 am
  
  It’s a special election, and I believe the timetable is actually prescribed by the Wisconsin constitution.
  
  Nobody seems to mention this, but one consequence of the June date is that the large student vote in Madison isn’t going to be there.
JLG on May 24, 2012 at 11:07 am

This is kind of ironic. Right below this article is an ad asking me to volunteer FOR Scott Walker.

Just to emphasize Booman’s point, it really is all about turnout. In 2008, Obama defeated McCain by a wide margin. In 2010, Walker defeated Barrett by a comfortable margin. But McCain got 100,000 more Wisconsin votes than Walker did. The votes are out there to get rid of Walker. It’s just a question of whether people bother to show up (and whether the votes are counted properly, but that’s another issue).

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