Surprisingly high turnout in Democratic Senate primaries (WI recalls)

[iwishiwas]

Source: Journal Sentinel


Surprisingly high turnout in Democratic Senate primaries



By Tom Tolan of the Journal Sentinel

Updated: July 13, 2011 12:58 p.m. |(173) Comments

Tuesday's Democratic recall primaries were not the low-turnout contests some observers expected.

In fact, says University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Charles Franklin, in some of the Senate districts, the turnout even rivaled that in April's blockbuster Supreme Court election — which Franklin termed "gigantic."

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One candidate in each of the Democratic primaries was a party-backed challengers to a Republican incumbent facing recall election. The other was a fake Democrat put up by the Republican Party to force the primary and give the incumbent more time to campaign.

The elections were entirely unprecedented, so nobody knew what turnout to expect — though because they were occurring in the middle of the summer, small turnouts were predicted by some.

Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/125500513.html

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What is surprising is the silly headline. Many just do not get it that many folks are riled up over Walker and his repug poodles running over our lives!

[fascisthunter]

1. that Headline is not only Silly, it was Stupid

[rpannier]

2. I would add

The republicans tried very hard to get their own person the win in the Democratic Primary
So a bunch of republicans showed up to vote for the frauds.

[spooky3]

3. Poodles are good. Repugs are not. (n/t)

[PuffedMica]

4. The Republicans put up false candidate exposing themselves as cheaters

I expect even more cheating in the recall election.

[saras]

5. The headline is neither silly nor stupid. The corporate media continues to marginalize democracy.

They perfectly well get what they're saying, and who they're saying it to (tip: it isn't progressives).

[Blue Owl]

6. Will Scott Walker have his ass handed to him? The answer might surprise Tom Tolan.