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bemildred

(90,061 posts)
Thu May 24, 2012, 11:16 AM May 2012

Dem group pours more money into tight Wisconsin recall race

CBS News) The Democratic Governors Association is upping the ante in Wisconsin, pouring another $1 million into the recall campaign against Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

The new investment -- given to the third party group Greater Wisconsin -- comes less than two weeks before the June 5 recall election. Polls show the controversial governor has a slight lead over his Democratic opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

The $1 million will help Greater Wisconsin air statewide ads and mobilize voters -- the Democrats' ability to turnout voters is expected to be a key factor in whether Barrett can overcome Walker's lead. The DGA has now spent more than $3 million in Wisconsin to bring down one of the nation's most contentious governors.

A poll released Wednesday by St. Norbert College and Wisconsin Public Radio showed Walker leading Barrett among likely voters, 50 percent to 45 percent -- within the poll's five-point margin of error. Other recent polls commissioned by partisan groups, including an internal Democratic poll and a poll commissioned by the libertarian Reason Magazine, also give Walker the lead.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57440811-503544/dem-group-pours-more-money-into-tight-wisconsin-recall-race/

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Dem group pours more money into tight Wisconsin recall race (Original Post) bemildred May 2012 OP
How did this happen? mazzarro May 2012 #1
The DNC has given Wi $1.4 million. AtomicKitten May 2012 #2

mazzarro

(3,450 posts)
1. How did this happen?
Thu May 24, 2012, 01:49 PM
May 2012

Why did the recall spirit lose its hold on the attention of the workers of the state? I am pissed totally!

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