Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) survived a furious recall campaign on Tuesday, emerging as the victor in a bitter fight over state budgets and collective bargaining rights.
NBC News declared Walker the projected winner over Democratic challenger Tom Barrett, the mayor of Milwaukee, in the closely-watched campaign, an outgrowth of a contentious fight in early 2011 after Walker drove a bill stripping public employee unions of their collective bargaining rights through Wisconsin's legislature.
Barrett conceded at about 11:12 p.m. EDT after saying he wouldn't concede as long as overflow voting continued in Milwaukee, Madison and Racine.
NBC News also declared Rebecca Kleefisch (R) as the projected winner in the lieutenant governor's race.
Walker told the AP the win "feels good," and that he wants to bring people together.
The outcome in Wisconsin was a bitter disappointments to Democrats and labor groups that had vowed to seek the Republican governor's ouster over the collective bargaining law. Tens of millions of dollars flowed into the state both in support and opposition of Walker, reflecting the high stakes in the race.
The news was not all bad for progressives.
With a third wave of exit poll data in, Wisconsin recall voters said they would pick President Obama over Republican Mitt Romney by a 53-42 percent margin in Wisconsin.
Still, Romney congratulated Walker tonight, saying he "has shown that citizens and taxpayers can fight back - and prevail - against the runaway government costs imposed by labor bosses."
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Oh Ed you make normal demacrats switch to republican, thank you keep up the good work. 10% of them voted for Walker , Ha ha Ho Ho hee hee
Unions were good in the begining but by far over reached and got greedy, We don't need them anymore. The goverment regulations take care of that.
Hey Ed . We need you in California, You can breed some republicans there just like you did in wisconson.
A conservitive hates it when a liberal lies and a liberal hates it when a conservitive tells the truth.
So when are you gonna start? A fool and his money are soon parted! Guess who you are? Hey happy birthday! Fresh out of Auntie Mama's hole!
Conservatives have been telling the same 6 lies for 34 years and their problem is they believe that if you repeat a lie 3 times or more it becomes unquestionable fact.
1) tax cuts pay for themselves
2)The poor welfare mothers bankrupted the country
3) the wealthy need tax cuts to create jobs
4) the government doesn't work, which is amusing because the people who say it the most are the people trying to get elected
5) deficits don't matter until the democrats get elected then deficits are a crisis
6) you will be one of the 1% with hard work
All lies, all repeated non stop for 34 years and not one republican think they are lies but fact because they been said more then 3 times.
I have never heard so much ignorance being speweeeed. The lack of education in our schools has arrived in our political system....And the bullying mentality of conservatives has laid itself wide open for all to see here on this blog..
Thank You ED for doing your job and informing people of the truth.
bullying??? you mean like the labor unions harrassing people in lines yesterday??? or do you mean the jack-boot mentality of having neighbors check in on each other, and having "Ground troops" go door-to-door to get people to vote??? call it what you want- its bullying...
Free hair cut anyone!
The lack of education in our schools is due to teachers unions.
Congrats, Scott Walker...you earned it. you did the RIGHT THING all along- people supported your initiative afterall, even after all of the media was telling us differently...a resounding win...
Labor unions are on their last leg...we all should have known that this was over when Obama was no where to be seen...
another take away....the right has now learned how to "organize"...the tea party is still going strong, stronger than ever...thanks to all conservatives who got out there and made it happen...
Ed, i appreciate your passion...i appreciate your EFFORT- you certainly tried...it was a noble effort...it was just the wrong side of the issue...but i can appreciate you getting on the ground to make a difference...we may not agree, but it was an admirable effort you put forth.
The North WILL RISE AGAIN!
Mark my words we will never be slaves again!
If I was Mitt Willard Romney I would be more nervous than a sheep in Rush Limbaugh's back yard. Why? Hey I'm not gonna tell you dumbass tea baggers....yet
But you can bet your ass the liberals here know why!
I know you want to know, but I think I'll just let you sit on it.......for awhile.
You think we libs don't know sh!t..........We do.
So its your turn to do some thinking.......try!
You have 20/20 hind sight....for about 24 hours...maybe.
So let's see what you can come up with TRY REAL HARD NOW!!!
Whine and insults to ensue for sure!
Still ZERO? Wanna know?
The teachers union is the MAIN reason our kids are not being educated. No incentive. The worst teacher is paid the same as the best teacher, IS THAT FAIR!!!
Is it FAIR that women get paid less than men?
Irrelevant arguement. they don't.
Your hookers don't count! BTY Obama has cut back on that!
And ignorance is no excuse, and BOY did you open a can of worms!
And bears don't sh!t in the woods!
I didn't open anything...In fact, I don't think I've ever actually owned a can of worms...corn, beans, even tomato sauce...but never worms.
and you are wrong about the bears...they DO $h!t in the woods...unless they live in a zoo...then they $h!t in a zoo...or they are polar bears...then they $h!t in the tundra...
One did apparently in your head! So that explains the grin!
wow, what an intelligent, well thought out reply...a 3rd grade potty joke...kudos to you, smart guy...
but i WILL give you credit for something else...you are the only regular who is here this morning, so kudos for showing up...
It its a Grizzly, they @!$%# anywhere they want.
Brown took 'Kennedys seat', Weiners old seat went to a Republican, Republican Governors, Walker wins big, 2010 was a huge Republican win, elections have been going against the Dems.................the outlook for Nov. is not good for Obama. So expect to see him use Executive Orders to implement every nutty idea that comes across his desk while he still has a job. The Lame Duck session starts today.
Give it back! THIEF!
And we get the numb nut insistence that 2010, an off year for elections which throughout history goes against the newly elected party in the white house. And we get crowing from the right that 2010 was a mandate when reality was low voter turnout with the GOP more determined then the democrats to go out and vote.
More excuses, face it, you took it in the shorts in the mid-terms and you took it in the shorts last night.
Whom....
You may not be aware we are MUCH closer to the 2012 elections than we are to the 2010 elections. Look it up.
Thankyou again Ed for your great help in last nights Walker win. Keep up the nasty lies and keep pushing good hard working demacrats to the right, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.
You are thanking the wrong people you should be thanking people like the Koch brothers who put up the cash to buy the election for Walker.
Good hard working God loving Dems don't like the radical left wing. With your help Ed we can beat Obama by a landslide, keep up the good work, your making it easy!!!
Sorry but no democrat or liberal will vote for a guy that wears magic underpants, none of us are that insane.
the 1% WANT a lousy public education system so they have someone to take low-paying jobs without benefits. Walker took a billion away from public education
This is how the so-called 1% see the problem of education. From a liberals point of view the 1% are the Republicans. The 1% comprise all party affiliations. The Liberals mentality has controlled our children's education far too long. Nowhere in any of the videos below does it mention more money is needed to educate our children. I think when more money is permitted then we should see positive results from our expenditures, which has not been the case. After being indoctrinated into the teaching profession too many teachers have misguided objectives which have nothing to do with our children's education as seen during the protest last year in Wisconsin. It's hard to blame them since they were also taught by the Liberals teaching in the colleges. ONE THING I STAND UP FOR ALL TEACHERS IS THE LACK OF PARENTS PARTICIPATION IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. PARENTS ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES MUST LESS THEIR CHILDREN THESE DAYS, the result of being taught by the Liberals during their childhood. I may seem to disagree with all Liberal ideology, but this isn't the case. Everything has its place in the education of our children. The most important goal should be to prepare these children to deal with the world they will have to live in and have the knowledge to make it a successful life. How can we expect our children to perform successfully as adults when we look at ourselves and our leadership today? And that includes all of us.
How Do U.S. Students Fare in Math vs. the Rest of the World?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXlNuywaUZI
A Nation In Crisis: America's Education System Is Broken
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhmLxII-Xfc
Public "Education" has become indoctrination and distraction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jZHNjc4Xk0&feature=related
how are they going to participate when both parents have to work to make ends meet?
One of the biggest problems we have is that the child or children only have one parent and that parent doesn't work. The absent parent isn't worth a crap and has no responsibility for his (most of the time) children's welfare. The mother of the children grew up under the same environment and the government continues the same policies that put them there in the first place. Both parents working is no excuse. I know many parents that both work, but understand the importance of being a parent to their children and taking that responsibility seriously. Ask any teacher and you will find this to be one of their biggest problems in teaching children.
Wisc. shows just how easy it is to sway peoples thinking if you tell big lies and have an unlimited amount of money. This is not what our founding fathers wanted for our country.
are you implying that over half of Wisconsinites are stupid and ignorant??? how insulting to the people of Wisconsin...
The truth hurts! And sometimes you hurt the ones you love. I'm sorry.
Do you know how much more money Obama had in 2008 over McCain? Should we apply the same assumption for that election as well?
It was just a short while ago that GWB left office...After he left there was a signs put up that said "You Miss Me Yet?" and the answer WAS A RESOUNDING NO!
70% of the voters want an end to PAC money....action in congress not so much..
63% of the voters polled were in favor of TAXING the rich...congress said not so much...
So how much does Congress listen to the people......Congress led by John Boehner?
0%
Congratulations to Gov. Walker. Most of the comments I have read are rants regarding the money that was spent on this campaign...have you all forgotten all the money Obama spent on his campaign...and most of it was illegal...but you don't remember that huh? The people have spoken, they are tired of paying out of their pockets..time to pay for your own health insurance and save for your own 401K-like the rest of us do. It's time for everyone to get off the couch, pull up their pants and sweat a bit. If the president can't even come up with a budget then how are we ever going to get out of this mess? He didn't inherit anything...he applied for the job and as Americans we were stupid enough to hire a community organizer with no experience instead of a businessman. Well it's time to change that...Wisconsin is just the beginning...let's get our country back because if we don't..look what unions have done to Greece!
Well spoken from a cold hearted greedy warmonger. I will pick up a person who is down on there luck on the side of the road....You would think it was funny as you razed them on your way to church.
Good old Christian right?
xxx.... I'm sure Texas would help someone out as well. I know I would and have. You're not making much sense today xxx to me. I don't want to put you down which you know my little devil could do in a moment, but I know it isn't the right thing to do, especially at this time. You can continue to complain or you can just accept the fact the few people in Wisconsin that really gave a crap voted for Scott Walker. People are getting tired of paying for their own demise.
six-
we have to cut XXX OOO some slack...1) he had the courage to show up here this AM...2) he is a bit downtrodden about the loss, and like the cast of MSNBC, probably a bit confused about "How did it happen"...
I know..... I like xxx and hope he doesn't take offense to anything I've posted. I admire him. He's one of us now, at least for this morning. I think he deserves a little song to carry him over for awhile.
Both Sides Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8jGFu7ys64
I just wanted to add...I never watch Ed...but when he makes this radical statements..I just love to watch him cry! LOL
Why? Do you believe in God? or just on Sunday?
Man you guys are S L O W do I have to lead???
OKAY!
Why did Mitt kiss Trumps ring so fast?
Because it only lasts for a little while after he's done in the bathroom!
Rumpelstiltskin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i54NkR2RSvc&feature=related
Now we need to in vestigate Lena Taylor for voter fraud. Clean house on this liberal fraud. Going around this.country.
now it is being reported that voting in Madison (Liberal Madison) was at 110%...110%!!! how does that happen??? hmmm???
Fraud, corruption, labor unions...
even with all that, in Progressive Wisconsin, it wasn't enough...the people have spoken...
And the President, who has "fought his whole life for SEIU" and labor unions, was mysteriosuly absent...How courageous of him, to stand up for his "life's work"...
Obama is notorious for looking out for #1. He has no problem throwing anyone under the bus if it helps him out by doing so and that includes anyone from his own party, church, friends or anyone that could harm his objective, which is to destroy this country with his fundamental change using Cloward-Piven strategy. He'd make a very good snake oil salesman and that's about all.
You weirdos are gonna have to call for reinforcements!!!
Let me give U a hint!
http://www.breitbart.com/
Tellum MABUS sent you!
And they are chicken sh!t!!!!
Gotta go tards! I gotta take a ROMNEY!
BYT did you answer the Q a page back?
Scott Walker does not deserve the title of 'governor'. That moron ruined the unions, budget and jobs for the state of Wisconsin. The only real reason he won the election is because of money and the people who voted for him to stay in office were idiots because they let a man with money influence their decision. This man is a criminal on all accounts and I hope he gets arrested once the U.S. Government finds out how much of a criminal he truly is.
But, the Republican Party will try to deny it like they always do, because all they care about in this day and age is money. Money is the root of all evil and it seems that the GOP is evil because 99% of them think about money and the wealthiest Americans and not the struggling Americans like me or John Doe. I top my hat off to Ed Schultz and the entire team at "The ED Show" and everyone at MSNBC for standing on top of what is right in this country. The GOP and those other right wingers over at FOX News don't know anything about politics or news. All they do is spread lies and corrupt people's minds. If anything, the FCC should shut down FOX News and never let them reactivate their services on anything, ranging from television to satellite radio. They are all constant liars and they don't deserve my support.
I'd say more, but this is a G rated comment and I don't want to start swearing off like a drunken sailor.
Lincoln said a government by the people of the people for the people. Now its of the rich, for the rich
It is glaringly obvious that you an your liberal friends have been left behind as Wisconsin heads toward prosperity. Next is the USA. goodbye and hello Mitt.
And we are getting rolled....right and to the left. Let's burn'um good! Freedom isn't free they said....but their's weren't the the ones who were doing the dying. So Freedom is just a word for nothing left to lose....and soon to be true...If we can't stop it!
Jesus must be coming riding a horse..with clouds.
Can Wisconsin be ANY clearer evidence that the "99%" just doesn't exist??? it was a term thought up by the powers behind the OWS movement- SOros and others- to try and create a false class warefare, that most AMericans just aren't buying...
despite MILLIONS spent by unions and Soros on this election, (Spending was about $34M for Walker, $29M for Barrett), and the "Ground troops" going out with their Nazi-like techniques, all they could muster was a WORSE showing than in 2010 for Progressives...and in the HOME STATE of progressivism....
If anything, the FCC should shut down FOX News and never let them reactivate their services on anything, ranging from television to satellite radio.
and you've shown your true colors, Kris...how American of you!!! Freedom of speech exists, but ONLY if they agree with/ benefit Kris Walker in some way, huh??? As twisted as MSNBC is, I'd never call for them being shut down, simply because I disagree with them. thank you for exposing yourself.
http://bible.cc/1_john/4-20.htm
Where has tho found such anger?
The income of the middle class has fallen since the Reagan years while the rich have seen their income increase in huge amounts. It is NOT big business that creates jobs but we the middle class. If we can not afford to buy things there will be no businesses. The rich will sell their paintings and other luxuries at inflated prices to each other thus spreading the wealth back and forth. Henry Ford wanted his workers to make a fair salary in order that they could afford to buy his cars, thus keeping Ford busy and profitable.Today business buys politicians in order to push their agenda. Soon we will be calling this the "United States of the Koch brothers".
Can we have the presidential debates now? Can't wait for Obama to expose Romney for the shallow fool he is
Ed,,,,seriously>>>> when you belly-ache about the 7 to 1 money advantage for Governor Walker, you conveniently forgot to include the full hour, five-day-a week, FREE info-mercial you ran for MONTHS against him. How much would that have cost the mayor? Thank God for Citizens United to finally give a chance for some balance to the outrageous bias of the liberal media and their endless fawning over all things Obama. Now you'd best be ready for what happens when the playing field is finally level. The Republicans have been disadvantaged for decades and unable to compete against the enormous tidal wave of liberal media bias. That era is over, the unions are over, progressivism is over and in November Obama will be over too.
walker won 48 million dollars to 19 for his opponent.....48 to 19.....unfortunately money instead of facts buys votes
This is a direct result of citizens united and low information voters that tipped the scales in their favor
democracy has been undermined but in a fixable way...repeal citizens united and invest in low information voters Wisconson democrats and unions have won tougher battles,they will prevail!
boo hoo. Wisconsin voters are smarter then that
GET MONEY-
your numbers are bogus. nice try.
are you trying to tell me, that SEIU, and AFL-CIO, and Soros, who all claimed what an IMPORTANT election this was, wouldn't pump any money into it??? they drive people in by the hundreds and thousands, MONTHS prior to the election, then they engage in Door-to-door "YOU MUST VOTE!" tactics...and they wouldn't put ANY money into it???
come on...nice try...