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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http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/02/koch-front-group-lauches-propaganda-drive-to-smear-wisconsin-protesters/
Koch front group lauches propaganda drive to smear Wisconsin protesters
Koch Industries Front Group Launches Ad to Support Walker’s Union Busting
Lee Fang
As ThinkProgress has reported, the global conglomerate Koch Industries not only helped elect Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), but is the leading force orchestrating his union-busting campaign.
Koch gave Walker over $43,000 in direct donations and its allies aired millions of dollars worth of attack ads against his Democratic opponent. Then, Koch political operatives pressured Walker to crush labor unions as one of his first priorities. Tim Phillips, a former lobbying partner to Jack Abramoff and current president of Americans for Prosperity, a front financed by David Koch, told the New York Times that Koch operatives “had worked behind the scenes to try to encourage a union showdown.” A Koch-financed front group, the American Legislative Exchange Council, has prepped Wisconsin GOP lawmakers with anti-labor legislative ideas.
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Why didn't the liberals buddy George Soros step up to the plate? Because he knew it was a lost cause!
Give it a rest Mom. You lost. Accept and move on
Who failed? Never give up on a good cause.....especially one that is so obvious! I didn't loose yet, but you may have. Don't bother to learn anything. It might open you eyes. Have a nice day......I have work to do.
the rich are creating class warfare-not the Left. but they will lose as they always have throughout history-simply because there's more of us than them. every King, tyrant and despot in history have gone down-and the capitalist oligarchy will too
Most libs saying War on Women, War on the poor, War on the union. Libs divide and are quite good at it
they say these things because they are true
http://news.yahoo.com/senate-gop-blocks-democrats-equal-pay-bill-185521302.html?source=Patrick.net
Another koolaid drinker like Dem eliz
what's this kool-aid bull@!$%#?
So much nicer than that corrupted tea that has the color and taste of bs.
http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/09/chris-christie-new-jerseys-mussolini-met-with-koch-before-he-pulled-the-state-out-a-winning-carbon-reduction-program/
Mom This is not a credible source
Why, because you don't want us to know the truth? Prove me wrong.
Dem Wisconsin senators to Walker-choke on your flippin bratwurst
a big black bratwurst
Anyone else think that Jesse Jackson looked strung out during his interview with Ed? I know it was kind of late at that point in the night but the man did not look healthy.
he got old and tired battling racism
Reverend Jackson and Reverend Sharpton 2 of the biggest Racists both on MSNBC
so so typical
I can't really slam Rev Jackson. He was the one that turned in my voter registration for me after making a speech at my high school. The fact that I registered Republican and my registration for wasn't "lost" on the way to the post office says he is a man of integrity, even if I don't believe in his political views. Also, not too great of a public speaker when there's no media coverage. He really phoned it in that day with a speech full of "uhh"s and awkward pauses. I mean I can understand why he wasn't worried about impressing a bunch of high school kids, but it was still surprising.
MSNBC (Obama Network) likes to use the word survive when describing Gov. Walkers win, I think slaughter is more suitable!
Fake noise....the lie and nonsense station thinks that they win with puppet man walker.... and you are fool again. Be sure and watch the Term-nix commercial and see what Kockroaches can do. Great comparison.
Justice Department should investigate Kochroaches-has to be something dirty there
how did dickless Walker father two sons?
is it just me, or does Walker look like Alfred E Neumann from Mad magazine?
Wow the sour grapes are getting pretty fermented. Amazing how the liberals cant argue facts.. and have to go to personal attacks and ridicule.
The people have spoken! America lives. God blessed America
I've noticed Come_And_Take_Them!, Wacko, and some of the other heartless right-wingers, do nothing but respond to things that are said, or criticize, or name call the messenger or ridicule the source. Never nothing original. Nothing insightful. Nothing profound, and mostly superficial, shallow and incoherent. To think these blockheads are supporting Walker and Etch-a-Sketch Romney. God help us.
Dear God. Give me some hope!