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SWTORFanatic

(385 posts)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 10:27 AM Apr 2012

So sick of the recall Walker doom and gloomers

Walker was ahead in the latest poll. The latest. BIG DEAL. He was also BEHIND in the latest RASMUSSEN POLL. I know everything is coming up fast but we won't really start to get definitive polling until the primary is over and it's a 1vs1 match.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_state_surveys/wisconsin/52_in_wisconsin_support_recall_of_governor_walker

This race is winnable. We also had 930,000 people sign the recall petition - and we know the majority of them are going to turn out to vote against Walker. Then there are the people who didn't sign of course too (look Gray Davis was successfully recalled with far less signatures proportionally than Walker).

Stop being doomy and gloomy and here's what we need to hammer Walker on:

1. The John Doe. No, not saying Walker is John Doe (I think he is), but point out how his associates stole from veterans and enticed a child and he has paid over $100k in legal bills so far. How he surrounded himself with such scumbags. Here's the beauty too - he "apparently" can't fight back and say the ad is a lie (he refuses to talk about the John Doe now).

2. Cuts to seniors, students, the poor, etc while giving big breaks to the ultra rich.

3. His broken promise to create 250,000 jobs and how WI is dead last in job creation.

4. Education / teacher cuts while giving those big bonuses to his cronies.

5. War on women / legislation signed in the dark.

6. Out of state fundraising trips - point out how he is in Texas and other states so much he should be governor there.

7. His quote about planting trouble makers during the fake koch call.

8. Other stuff but I need to start cleaning up the house before I waste all day on this.

This race will be tough but it is easily winnable.

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obxhead

(8,434 posts)
2. Polls are used to generate news,
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 11:12 AM
Apr 2012

not to inform the public.

It's best to completely ignore them and continue the good fight.

a kennedy

(29,673 posts)
3. His cronies have flooded the airwaves with hundreds of ads against Tom Barrett
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 11:17 AM
Apr 2012

I turn the channel when they come on only to see them on the next channel.....lots of money being spent on this recall.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
5. Don't believe any polls other than exit polls
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 11:25 AM
Apr 2012

There's a reason why they don't want to cover those.

And Wisconsin is our Flagship State. Scott Walker will be recalled.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
8. What you say is true, IMO #6 works best when presented as pay-to-play corruption
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 12:14 PM
Apr 2012

Although Walker is really being blatant about his appeals, BOTH sides are making out-of-state appeals for money for the WI recall--There have even been appeals for money to support the recall passed along on DU in the past few days.

A majority of ordinary citizens here object to Wisconsin politics being a playground for the mischief of the fifth column agenda of wealthy corporatists that cant' survive the harsh light of the national stage.

One of the strongest evidences of that was Wisconsinites overwhelming rejection of the tyrannical tactics attempted by the Fitzgeralds to ram through crony-supported and corporate designed pro-mining legislation using the tactic of shifting venues to foil public meetings. That tactic of shifting meeting venues to places difficult to attend is actually named in the Declaration of Independence as an example of what so enraged the Founders about King George.

Anger about Walkers acceptance of tyranny of his majority is alive in WI. It needs to be tapped.

It's as popular in WI as frozen custard.





GOPonziconz

(38 posts)
9. Wisconsin et al have to get rid of those Diebold machines! The whole world knows they
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 12:23 PM
Apr 2012

they flip votes and don't work so why are't people demanding they are removed!

Everyone should be screaming about these machines.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
10. Part of the usual disinformation campaign
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 01:11 PM
Apr 2012

Try to reduce enthusiasm by saying the recall has no chance. Becomes a self fulfilling prophecy is it works. Fight on!

The Wizard

(12,545 posts)
12. Walker's big edge is
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 01:19 PM
Apr 2012

the manufacturers of vote tabulators are Repubes. In any election the Democrats have to be at least five points ahead in the polling, otherwise there's plausible deniability in any vote rigging.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
13. a large number of those who would vote against him have been purged
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 08:21 PM
Apr 2012

from the voter rolls. Between that and the complete media monopoly, the recall hasn't a snow ball's chance in hell. What good are you 8 "talking points" when the voters are bombarded with fascist propaganda 24/7? Seriously, if we want to have any chance of taking the country back, we need to face a realistic view of what we're up against.

CK_John

(10,005 posts)
14. My question is "Why was he elected in the first place ?", because now you expect
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 08:42 PM
Apr 2012

all those people to admit they made a mistake. I doubt that will happen.

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