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shcrane71

(1,721 posts) Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:44 PM Jun 2012

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Recount officially ordered in Wisconsin

This is for the one seat that gives the Dems a small minority in the state Senate.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/recount-officially-ordered-in-wisconsin-state-senate-recall

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Recount officially ordered in Wisconsin (Original Post) shcrane71 Jun 2012 OP

Gawd libodem Jun 2012 #1

Like I Said In Previous Post TheMastersNemesis Jun 2012 #2

+1000 shcrane71 Jun 2012 #5

I was hoping for the Walker recall recount. RC Jun 2012 #3

Sorry... It wasn't my intention to get your hopes up. shcrane71 Jun 2012 #4

so much for the gop caring about "wasting money" with recalls & recounts. only when it's not HiPointDem Jun 2012 #6

It's my understanding that it was pretty close, so no real surprise here. SlimJimmy Jun 2012 #7

That Fact That It Is So Close Shows How Stupid So Many Wisconsinites Are TheMastersNemesis Jun 2012 #8

I don't necessarily agree with that. The amount of money spent by the GOP basically bought the SlimJimmy Jun 2012 #9

libodem

(19,288 posts)

1. Gawd

Reply to shcrane71 (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:49 PM

Jun 2012

I was duped! Such a letdown.

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)

2. Like I Said In Previous Post

Reply to shcrane71 (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:52 PM

Jun 2012

Count the votes until the GOP wins. Being facetious of course. But am I?

shcrane71

(1,721 posts)

5. +1000

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 05:00 PM

Jun 2012

RC

(25,592 posts)

3. I was hoping for the Walker recall recount.

Reply to shcrane71 (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:56 PM

Jun 2012

shcrane71

(1,721 posts)

4. Sorry... It wasn't my intention to get your hopes up.

Reply to RC (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:59 PM

Jun 2012

I'm worried about his recount.

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

6. so much for the gop caring about "wasting money" with recalls & recounts. only when it's not

Reply to RC (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 05:00 PM

Jun 2012

in their favor, they care.

SlimJimmy

(3,180 posts)

7. It's my understanding that it was pretty close, so no real surprise here.

Reply to HiPointDem (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 05:20 PM

Jun 2012

An official canvass this week showed incumbent Racine Republican Van Wanggaard trailing Democratic challenger John Lehman by 834 votes, or 1.2 percent of the nearly 72,000 votes cast.

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/wis-gop-lawmaker-asks-1458495.html

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)

8. That Fact That It Is So Close Shows How Stupid So Many Wisconsinites Are

Reply to SlimJimmy (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 05:45 PM

Jun 2012

Voting with the money will get you a low paying job or lost future.

SlimJimmy

(3,180 posts)

9. I don't necessarily agree with that. The amount of money spent by the GOP basically bought the

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 20, 2012, 11:38 AM

Jun 2012

close election.

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