Friday, June 8, 2012

Wisconsin recall

  • At the end of a rough week for Democrats, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) on Friday wasn't quite ready to let go of his party's loss in the attempted recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R).
  • (Washington Post)
  • The recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker didnt fail, it was only outspent. This is the considered verdict of the left after a year and a half of trying to smite Gov. Walker with its terrible swift sword.
  • (Oregonian)
  • "My side picked a fight they shouldn't have picked," Congressman Frank told The Hill on Wednesday. Frank is retiring after 30+ years in Congress so doesn't have to worry if he offends union leaders and other party powerbrokers.
  • (The Christian Science Monitor)
  • There was a wee dram of good news for Democrats coming out of the Wisconsin recall election Tuesday.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • Sheriff Grady Judd is a fine public servant who has done much for public safety in Polk County.
  • (Orlando Sentinel)
  • APPLETON- U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin says shes confident about the outlook for her Senate campaign, even though Wisconsin Democrats suffered major losses in this weeks recalls.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • In an interview late last month, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, called the Wisconsin recall a "dry run" for the party and for Mr. Obama's campaign.
  • (New York Times)
  • Unions are still licking their wounds over the loss in Wisconsin's recall election. But the GOP isn't alone in crowing. James Warren reports on Obama's biggest ally's looming labor fight.
  • (Daily Beast)
  • Jonah Goldberg wildly overestimates the intelligence of California voters when he suggests that perhaps well learn from our mistakes and find our own Scott Walker, Wisconsins Republican governor. Since then-Gov.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • UPDATE: Thursday, 7:30 a.m. -- The campaign to recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is calling it quits after a similar effort was defeated Tuesday in nearby Wisconsin.
  • (Huffington Post)

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