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KharmaTrain

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28. The Unions Had The Most At Stake...

Reply to ManyShadesOf (Reply #20)

Tue Jun 5, 2012, 11:58 PM

Jun 2012

According to the latest totals 54% of Wisconsinites who are American felt that the right to collective bargaining was worth throwing away. These people have been bombarded with all sides of Wanker and these issues for the past 18 months and voted to endorse his union busting. Democrats were big losers as well as it was their candidates who lost but its the unions who were in serious trouble.

Yes, I'm frustrated and outraged as I had been to Wisconsin at the start of the recall circulating petitions and thought we'd see an upsurge in Democratic and union activity that would drive Wanker out of office. This was a local battle and why I don't see where the DNC or President Obama could have affected the outcome. There's an anti-union mindset that is growing in this country and that is very disturbing...

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Maybe tonite was a good thing. Hear me out. [View all] jillan Jun 2012 OP

I can't imagine being more organized than we were in WI snacker Jun 2012 #1

Well maybe it is a wakeup call to the money handlers. We need more money. jillan Jun 2012 #7

The money men WANT austerity. They WANT unions busted. They WANT Walker. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #23

It was a good thing in one respect DJ13 Jun 2012 #2

They should have tried early. If futile, they could have.. mvd Jun 2012 #4

Agreed DJ13 Jun 2012 #10

Put Blame Where Blame Belongs... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #11

After the groundswell for the recall I'm not buying that DJ13 Jun 2012 #13

Did The DNC circulate petitions? KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #14

"This wasn't the DNC or President Obama's battle...it belonged to the unions who are the real big l" ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #20

The Unions Had The Most At Stake... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #28

I feel ya ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #29

And if the democrats lose unionized workers, they can kiss their asses goodbye. Turning into the HiPointDem Jun 2012 #25

Of course the Dems do not represent workers. 1% of the population controls 40% of the coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #27

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" Fire Walk With Me Jun 2012 #3

So true. There are way fewer donors to the Democrats than in 2008 flamingdem Jun 2012 #5

The Democratic Party we have will move further to the right after tonight sadbear Jun 2012 #6

That would be the biggest mistake. They need to remember who we are and what we stand for. jillan Jun 2012 #9

we stand for ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #24

If the Party apparatchik move any further to the right Creideiki Jun 2012 #16

they'll be ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #22

! ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #21

I think if the message is 'we need more money' the method is jp11 Jun 2012 #8

Maybe we need to take corporate money Shankapotomus Jun 2012 #12

The "DNC really didn't do all it could?" Creideiki Jun 2012 #15

Put Howard Dean back - he would have kicked Walker to smithereens if he had the DNC control... but Woody Woodpecker Jun 2012 #19

We need Dems at the national level to act like Dems and move to the left. Snarkoleptic Jun 2012 #17

Bernie Sanders is pretty "adult" ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #26

Nothing will ever change until we take the money out of politics. sorefeet Jun 2012 #18