WI Recall: Volunteers bringing van loads of people to vote early in Milwaukee
(this is what it's going to take to win the Recall--GOTV):
Early voting is in full swing at the Municipal Building in downtown Milwaukee. In fact, vans have been transporting dozens of residents there, so they can cast ballots in the recall election of Republican Gov. Scott Walker. He faces Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the June 5 finale. WUWM’s Marti Mikkelson stopped by the polling site and found a steady stream of voters.
Two vans pulled up in front of the Municipal Building during the noon hour Wednesday. Each bore a sign reading “Vote Now.” Shay Johnson stepped out of one and walked inside, where she joined the line of voters snaking the hallway.
“It’s important for us to get out here and vote. Every vote counts. We need jobs. We need the training for the jobs. We need our teachers. Why just one teacher trying to train 40 kids? No, that’s not going to work,” Johnson says.
Johnson lives on the north side and says someone knocked at her door offering a ride to the polls. Volunteers also rapped on the door of Melissa Oliver’s home, on Monday. She’s a few feet ahead in the voting line.
“They came and picked us up from home. First they asked us what days we wanted to vote. This was my free day. I needed the ride because I had no way of getting out,” Oliver says.
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