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Ok..Wisc DUers...reading the Tribune with claims that the Democrats are (Original Post) INdemo May 2012 OP
He is killing Barrett in the spending war. Prime time tv is being absolutely inundated with walker Ed Suspicious May 2012 #1
With all that Koch Bros cash, I am not surprised emulatorloo May 2012 #4
That's to say nothing about the hundreds of stand with walker signs I see every day Ed Suspicious May 2012 #2
I have a new slogan, "Don't be lazy, go vote out the crazies". Thinkingabout May 2012 #3
A lot of that "momentum" mojowork_n May 2012 #5

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
1. He is killing Barrett in the spending war. Prime time tv is being absolutely inundated with walker
Tue May 22, 2012, 10:31 PM
May 2012

ads that make him look reasonable. It's heart breaking not to see a strong barrett response. I'm standing behind Tom Barrett, but his campaign from my vantage is weak-sauce.

emulatorloo

(43,979 posts)
4. With all that Koch Bros cash, I am not surprised
Wed May 23, 2012, 12:10 AM
May 2012

way too much outside money corrupting state politics. Outsiders lied about our Dem governor here in Iowa, and bought themselves a wingnut.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
2. That's to say nothing about the hundreds of stand with walker signs I see every day
Tue May 22, 2012, 10:32 PM
May 2012

on my way to work and school.

mojowork_n

(2,354 posts)
5. A lot of that "momentum"
Wed May 23, 2012, 12:16 AM
May 2012

comes from one poll conducted by somebody at Marquette University.

It was Page ONE coverage in the largest circulation Milwaukee paper, which
came out soon afterwards with an endorsement for Snotty Scotty. (Even though
they had promised some months ago, that they weren't going to endorse anyone
in the recall.)

But that one poll also had some serious sampling errors. They simply asked
more self-identified Republicans than Dems or Independents, who they favored.

It still looks very close, and also very hard to read. Lots of money being spent on
TV ads (and buying newspaper endorsements, too, maybe) but it's not like there
were there that many "undecided's" that are going to be swayed. It's going to come
down to which party is going to get their voters out to the polls to actually cast a
ballot.

Here's the story on the Marquette poll:

http://www.uppitywis.org/blogarticle/when-correctly-weighted-marquette-poll-shows-barrett-leading-wal

and another on just what sort of news coverage we have to deal with here, when
it comes to big circulation print media anyway:

http://www.uppitywis.org/blogarticle/wisconsin-threat-condition-red-only-reckoning-republicans

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