Did anyone remember when Scott Walker "upset" his recall?

[LaydeeBug]

It was weird, because all indications were that he would not survive it

But then....

He just...you know...won.

And then I see *this* story, and it makes me wonder how many trial runs they did before they started fucking with our voting machines (Yep, I said it):

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/28/greg-gianforte-republican-candidate-congress-russia-companies?CMP=share_btn_tw

[Squinch]

1. I DO remember. It was the canary in the coal mine.

[LaydeeBug]

2. It was so...strange...kinda like the timing

of 45's wacko doctor releasing that weird statement saying Donald is the healthiest EVARS and then suddenly, Hillary is videotaped with the flu...

Marionettes?

[PoliticAverse]

3. It wasn't an upset, polls showed Walker leading. n/t

[Lee-Lee]

4. I was thinking that's what I remembered

There was enough support to get a recall, but never enough support showing in the polls for it to succeed.

[PoliticAverse]

5. Democrats were hoping for a big anti-Walker turnout but Republicans turned out too...

Polls:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/governor/wi/wisconsin_governor_recall_election_walker_vs_barrett-3056.html

[LaydeeBug]

6. I am glad to know this...

I feel less 'conspiracy-y' now

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. Plus some people just didn't agree with the recall in general

[dragonlady]

9. Another problem with turnout

Some thought they were finished when they signed the recall petition. In hindsight, every person who circulated petitions should have been trained to stress that there would also be an election and we needed to win it. Recall happens so rarely that most people are not familiar with the procedure, especially those who are hazy on regular elections (and there are more of those than you would think).

[L. Coyote]

8. The Supreme Court special election was another surprise

unless, of course, you are an election integrity activist, then it was expected.





And the big red flag is the city Walker ran, aka Sheriff Clarke's town!

[Greybnk48]

10. Some of us have been screaming this for years

and it's "sore loser," "where's your evidence," I guess they mean other than scientific polls, "conspiracy theorist," etc. Notice how the right trashed the perceived efficacy of polling? They watched to see if their duplicity would be tolerated. It was.