Wisconsin Recall Voters Have Strong Opinions

What's the recall election today in Wisconsin all about? A Governor overstepping his authority, unions being crushed, legislation that was crammed "down the throats" of the state, voter anger and all of the above.
One apparently Democratic voter says Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker is a "puppet". Several apparently Republican voters say the recall election is "ridiculous" and "silly".

Those type of strong opinions are driving record turnout in some Hudson, Wisconsin wards today. At stake in the six recall elections is control of the state's Senate and possibly reversing the radical direction Wisconsin has taken against unions. Earlier this year the state passed a law that could essentially end unions for state workers. A few weeks later, recall petitions brought about today's elections.

In the western Wisconsin town of Hudson, voters are deciding whether to keep Republican Sheila Harsdorf or elect her Democratic opponent Shelly Moore.

Voters who turned out agreed very little on their view of the election except that they were all tired of the commercials, phone calls and mail generated by the campaigns and other groups. Spending on just the Harsdorf recall election is estimated around $5 million dollars.

Moore's workers say the election will be close. Moore handily won the primary over a "fake Democrat" Republicans put up to run against her. But her margin of victory was smaller than most of the other Democrats who won recall primaries.

What's at state for voters isn't just an election. Several mentioned they want to repudiate the corporate spending that has driven "movements" such as the Tea Party.

"I don't want to live in a kingdom", said one voter. "I want to live in a democracy."

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• wisconsin
• hudson wi
• unions. wisconsin senate
• scott walker
• shelly moore
• sheila harsdorf
• wearewi
• recall

[ConservateEliberat0r]

@biggerturtle Just keeping track of corrupted republicans. :) Some of which like you will meet your demise one day.

[ConservateEliberat0r]

@biggerturtle Really now... What job might that be? You fail to even enlist the job title that you claim to make more money in a year that I do? You are full of shit and retardation. Unless that's welfare money you're making. I have to say. AHAHAHAHA FUCKING LOSER!!! HAHAHAHA!

[Unklebillybob]

There was an election in 2010. The people, selected Scott Walker, over Tom Barrett, for Governor. Instead of the losers, allowing Scott Walker to do his job, they, almost immediately, started a bunch of recalls. The first recall cost the State of Wisconsin Tax Payers, over 3 Million Dollars. The Gubernatorial recall is going to cost the State of Wisconsin Tax Payers, over 10 Million Dollars. Plus, the unions are spending more in Members Dues, than the tax payers. What a mess for Wisconsin

[jayhawk88z]

RECALL WALKER!!!!!!!

[Observer2The]

"possibly reversing the radical direction Wisconsin has taken against unions."

Totally absurd. Wisconsin's laws are now just in line with most other jurisdictions. They were radical and out of the norm before. In very few places did the unions hold such sway over taxpayers as they did in Wisconsin even in states where unions...the ripoff of the taxpayers over the health insurance in education was finally exposed after the passage of this law.

[hiiamrick]

Finally Americans have awaken and see what is going on in their own nation. The rich want all the money and they don't care about America or Americans.

[ConservateEliberat0r]

@biggerturtle Neo fascist? I'm not the one slurring sexist slurs against vulnerable people here of the opposite sexes. You're nothing but a lie, you still have yet to even mention what job you do, therefore, you're obviously working a dead-end janitor job. Otherwise, a respectful person would slander gays, race, or religion. You sir, ma'am or it, have no dignity and nor any common sense. Ignorant degenerate. Typical of you republicans to be that way. It's no surprise, you KKK member.

[biggerturtle]

@ConservateEliberat0r hahahahahahahahahAGHAHAHAHAHAH­AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

IDIOT TROGLODYTE NEO FASCIST LAZY SCUM

[ConservateEliberat0r]

@biggerturtle Thanks for saying that, gave me the chance to report you. Have fun getting banned now for sexist slurs against gays. :) Homophobic coward.

[ConservateEliberat0r]

@biggerturtle You know, I agree with trollMCtrollinMAKKY, Go suck Scott Walker's dick, since you preach of him like a god. MORON.

[ConservateEliberat0r]

@biggerturtle Awww, giving up so easily? I knew you neo-cons didn't have much to put up in a fight. You simply don't have the balls to. It's fine, go about your pathetic life. I'm sure momma tends to your boo-boos when you get butt-hurt about things not going your way. lol