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Colbert celebrates Walker victory and the end of America’s unions
On Wednesday night’s edition of “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert discussed the election results in Wisconsin’s recall election. Gov. Scott Walker (R) won the vote and was able to keep his seat, beating that other guy whose name Colbert can’t remember by a whopping seven points, prompting Colbert to…
Republicans hope Scott Walker’s Wisconsin victory will boost Romney
Republicans have moved swiftly to try to turn their triumph in Wisconsin’s recall election into a springboard for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. Party leaders hailed Scott Walker’s crushing blow to both organised labour and Democrats in Tuesday’s vote as a victory whose momentum could take them to the White House.…
Rep. Barney Frank: Wisconsin recall was ‘a big mistake’
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on Wednesday said it was a bad move for Democrats and unions to attempt to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R). “I think the people on the Democratic side made a big mistake and the funding thing was a big deal,” Frank told The Hill. “My…
Schultz: Wisconsin unions need to educate members why not to vote Walker
MSNBC host Ed Schultz urged unions in Wisconsin Wednesday afternoon to do better job educating their members, following more than a third of union workers voted for Gov. Scott Walker (R) in his recall election victory over Tom Barrett. Appearing on Now with Alex Wagner, Schultz felt the state’s union…
Palin: Walker win proves austerity ‘will help our nation’
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) says that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Tuesday win is proof that austerity measures “will help our nation” and that “thugs” in union leadership were the ones that really needed to be recalled. “It’s good and encouraging news,” Palin told Fox News host Greta Van…
Woman slaps Barrett over concession to Walker
A woman was caught on video slapping Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) on Tuesday night because she felt that he was too quick to concede to Gov. Scott Walker (R). The woman asked Barrett if she could slap him because she was upset that he conceded while she still believed…
Walker survives Wisconsin recall
US Republicans claimed a “momentous victory” after Wisconsin’s union-busting Republican governor survived a recall election aimed at ousting him mid-term. Governor Scott Walker prompted mass protests — and ultimately, Tuesday’s rare special election — after pushing through legislation last year to radically curb the power of public sector unions. Late…
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…
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