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(33,497 posts) Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:26 AM Jan 2012

Unconfirmed, but organizers may have collected 900,000 signitures to recall Scott Walker in WI

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/15/1054941/-Walker-recall-numbers-Big!?via=siderec

Wisconsin Education Association President, Mary Bell, announced at NEA Midwest leadership conference this morning that organizers have collected 900,000 signature to Recall Walker.

On Wisconsin!

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Unconfirmed, but organizers may have collected 900,000 signitures to recall Scott Walker in WI (Original Post) WI_DEM Jan 2012 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Jan 2012 #1

k and r--how many do they actually need? niyad Jan 2012 #2

540, 000 maddezmom Jan 2012 #4

by the averages, then, they should have enough. however, I don't trust anybody in walker's admin to niyad Jan 2012 #6

That's what I've been hearing too, from sources I trust. Jackpine Radical Jan 2012 #3

She most likely got it from your thread ... J/K. Ellipsis Jan 2012 #9

Nope. She's got a Kos link for the story, Jackpine Radical Jan 2012 #13

And to top this excellent news, Miss America is from WI..Nice...n/t monmouth Jan 2012 #5

Well, when it comes time to vote for a new Governor EC Jan 2012 #7

is`t tomorrow the official announcement? madrchsod Jan 2012 #8

yessirre. Ellipsis Jan 2012 #10

By my cypherin' thats 42% of the vote cast in 2010 with Barrett receiving 46%. Theres no way... Ellipsis Jan 2012 #11

Yes, we have a lot of evidence that you're right, Jackpine Radical Jan 2012 #12

Under the palms. Too funny. Scuba Jan 2012 #15

Way to go, Wisconsin. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #14

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

1. du rec. nt

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:32 AM

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niyad

(113,259 posts)

2. k and r--how many do they actually need?

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:32 AM

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maddezmom

(135,060 posts)

4. 540, 000

Reply to niyad (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:35 AM

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niyad

(113,259 posts)

6. by the averages, then, they should have enough. however, I don't trust anybody in walker's admin to

Reply to maddezmom (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:45 AM

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be legitimate or honest.

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

3. That's what I've been hearing too, from sources I trust.

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:35 AM

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They've been playing close to the vest with the number because they want as big a media story as possible out of it. They've set the expectation at 740K, so they're hoping for a splash when they deliver the much bigger number.

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)

9. She most likely got it from your thread ... J/K.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 12:56 PM

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Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

13. Nope. She's got a Kos link for the story,

Reply to Ellipsis (Reply #9)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 03:29 PM

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citing Mary Bell. Bell is not one of my sources.

monmouth

(21,078 posts)

5. And to top this excellent news, Miss America is from WI..Nice...n/t

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Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:42 AM

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EC

(12,287 posts)

7. Well, when it comes time to vote for a new Governor

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:51 AM

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that should depress the repubs enough to just stay home.

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

8. is`t tomorrow the official announcement?

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:51 AM

Jan 2012

i`ll be in madison all day wednesday so i guess i`ll stop by the capital...

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)

10. yessirre.

Reply to madrchsod (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 12:57 PM

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Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)

11. By my cypherin' thats 42% of the vote cast in 2010 with Barrett receiving 46%. Theres no way...

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:03 PM

Jan 2012

Those are all dem votes.. There has to be a substantial amount of people who cast votes for Walker in that number.

Well doggy!!! Cut off my legs and call me shorty.