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Wisconsin Democrat on recall loss: Money makes a difference
Reacting to news that Republican Gov. Scott Walker had won the recall election, Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow that “money makes a huge difference.” “Scott Walker was running ads against Tom Barrett even before Tom Barrett was actually in the primary race,” he said Tuesday…
Gov. Scott Walker projected to win Wisconsin recall election
NBC News, Fox News and CNN on Tuesday projected that Republican Gov. Scott Walker would defeat his Democratic challenger, Milwaulkee mayor Tom Barrett, in Wisconsin’s recall elections. “Our models indicate once all votes are counted, Walker’s final margin will be somewhere in 4-6 point range,” NBC News reporter Chuck Todd…
Tom Barrett: I don’t want Wisconsin to be right-wing experiment
Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, who is challenging Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Tuesday’s recall election, said he does not feel ignored by President Barack Obama. “This started as a citizens movement,” the Democratic candidate explained Tuesday on CNN. “There were literally close to a million people who signed their name…
Early lines in Wisconsin recall election suggest tight race
Eighteen months of acrimony that made Wisconsin a national political battleground climaxed on Tuesday as voters lined up from dawn to cast ballots in the recall election. Polling centres across the state reported lines of people waiting for centres to open at 7am, suggesting a high turnout will decide whether…
WATCH LIVE: Bill Clinton campaigns for Walker opponent Tom Barrett
Former president Bill Clinton campaigns in Milwaukee for Democrat Tom Barrett in the Wisconsin recall election. Watch this live video from CNN, broadcast June 1, 2012. Photo: Anthony Correia / Shutterstock.com…
Barrett to Walker: ‘You should be ashamed’ of ‘dead baby’ commercial
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett (D) on Thursday blasted current Gov. Scott Walker (R) for using “Willie Horton” style tactics by running a commercial that includes pictures of a dead toddler. “He’s running a commercial right now that shows a dead baby,” Barrett charged during the final debate before voters…
Watch live: Wisconsin gubernatorial recall debate
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his Democratic recall challenger Tom Barrett will be debating live on Friday evening at 9:00 PM CDT.…
Tom Barrett to challenge Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in June
Tom Barrett, the mayor of Milwaukee, was selected on Tuesday to be the Democratic nominee to face Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) in June. “This is a historic recall here in the state of Wisconsin,” Barrett said earlier Tuesday on MSNBC. “[Walker] has divide this state like it has never…
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