Doug Lafollette, WI's SoS and great-grandson of "Fighting Bob", considering run against Walker

[PeaceNikki]

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150471710923291&id=501063290

You all and everyone are doing great; over 500,000 names in the first 30 days.
Thank you all !
This does lead me to a thought and a question.
Now there is growing talk and speculation about who would be a good candidate against walker in the recall election.

As you might guess, I have been getting a number of suggestions that I should run; for example, on the way to the office this morning five people commented to me to that effect. One, a teacher, when he learned who I was, was very excited about the idea of a La Follette running against the man who has turned back much of the Progressive principles of Fighting Bob.

So why do you think that the news media never mention my name and I have not seen a poll matching me against walker. I think this might have a very interesting result.

My question, do you all think I should take the idea seriously; of course, I could never do it without your support and help.
Sincerely, Doug

Interesting idea, indeed! Run, Doug, run!!

[charmay]

1. I think he'd make a great candidate!

[EC]

2. I'd love it...

and he'd have a good story of Walker trying to force him out of his job. And the best story of all the full circle from another fight for Unions. It could be a whole educational campaign on the Unions in WI for all those idiots screaming to get rid of the unions...I'm convinced it's because they don't realize their purpose. They are our lobbyests.

[Jackpine Radical]

3. Remember this?: "Wisconsin's Last La Follette Blocks a 'Dictator' Governor's Power Grab"

http://www.thenation.com/blog/159438/wisconsins-last-la-follette-blocks-dictator-governors-power-grab

Wisconsin's Last La Follette Blocks a 'Dictator' Governor's Power Grab
John Nichols on March 24, 2011 - 9:49am ET
From his office atop a building opposite the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, Secretary of State Doug La Follette keeps watch on the comings and goings of the political mandarins who see governing as a game rather than the serious work of democracy. Once, decades ago, La Follette was one of the young stars of Wisconsin politics and he too played the games, as a state senator and contender for congressional nominations. But long ago he settled into what has always been the least partisan of state constitutional offices.

Now, however, La Follette finds himself at the center of the political wrangling of a state he has loved and served for four decades. A governor born just three years before La Follette entered Wisconsin politics forced legislators to enact an ill-conceived law designed to radically restructure state government while stripping public employees of collective bargaining rights. The governor’s actions have been so extreme that the senior member of the state legislature characterizes the newly-elected executive as “dictatorial.” La Follette cannot abide by that. As a longtime champion of the system of checks and balances that has served Wisconsin well since 1848, the secretary of state says, “I thought there were too many unanswered questions, I noted confusion and I worried about all legal challenges and the concerns about possible violations of open meetings rules.”

But, most of all, La Follette worried about the thousands of local officials—school board members, city councilors, village trustees, town board members—who suddenly found themselves in the middle of debates about whether to quickly renew or alter existing collective bargaining agreements. As someone who has worked closely with those local officials—many of whom serve part time—he decided it was wise to slow the process down. So, under his powers as the elected secretary of state, he delayed publication of the new law for ten days.

For several days, it was La Follette, alone, who stood in the way of the governor’s power grab.