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JPZenger

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9. Walker had no limit on contribution per person, Barrett did

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2012, 08:29 PM

Jun 2012

In a quirk in State law, because Walker was fighting recall, he could accept unlimited contributions from each person. The normal limits on the amount of contributions did not apply because it was not a regular election. Meanwhile, Barrett did have to comply with those limits because he was running for office.

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Wisconsin recall summed up by one graph [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jun 2012 OP

That graph isn't 1/2 the story though. toddwv Jun 2012 #1

Americans for Prosperity. Is that another stomp the poor and coddle the rich astro-turf group? nt Selatius Jun 2012 #10

Yes. It's Turdblossom's group. GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #13

But NBC radio news today told me that Barrett was getting a chunk of Botany Jun 2012 #2

How did this happen? limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #3

You're the first person to ask where's the big money, but I've been thinking about it for a while. freshwest Jun 2012 #12

baloney. big money supports union busting. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #18

I would say that the wealthy 1% have more purchasing power than Hollywood. Selatius Jun 2012 #17

This is really upsetting. Chorophyll Jun 2012 #4

I prefer to look at it this way: Chan790 Jun 2012 #5

this isn't a democracy... it's a large Market fascisthunter Jun 2012 #6

Yes, but Barrett is the bad guy for taking help from unions SoutherDem Jun 2012 #7

Only the orange ones get to vote Generic Other Jun 2012 #8

Walker had no limit on contribution per person, Barrett did JPZenger Jun 2012 #9

thanks!! that's a great link for live election reporting, pictures & posts from great people Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #11

Politicians and government are for sale Angry Dragon Jun 2012 #14

That's it, right there. Major Hogwash Jun 2012 #15

So glad Delphinus Jun 2012 #16