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In reply to the discussion: CBS news just said that Walker could lose on Tuesday [View all]BlueDemKev
(3,003 posts)The PPP (a Democratic poll) taken over the weekend (June 2-3) has Walker leading 50% to 47% (sample was of 1,200 likely voters). I don't think Barrett is going to make it. What's sad is that this recall was a HUGE gamble: winning it would be great, but if we lose the ramifications could be catastrophic:
1) Obama would be very vulnerable in a state that he cannot afford to lose. If Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes go to Romney and Obama loses the election while winning between 260 and 269 electoral votes (just shy of the 270 needed to win) we'll ALL be kicking ourselves for this recall.
2) A Walker victory will embolden other Republican governors and legislatures across the country to end collective bargaining in their states which will essentially destroy unions--the only organized group powerful enough to match corporate $ in the post-Citizens United era.
Damn.