Game On: Wisconsin Gearing Up Recall of Governor Scott Walker

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.politicususa.com/en/wisconsin-scott-walker-recall-plan

It’s not a matter of if but rather when Wisconsinites will begin the recall process against Governor Scott Walker. Activists in the group Wisconsin Recall Task Force met Tuesday evening to discuss the most effective way to launch their recall, with focus on the timing. November 5th is the soonest possible date for pulling the trigger on the recall effort.

They are weighing out the capitalizing on the momentum from the summer recalls versus giving themselves more time to raise money and organize.

WPR.org reported,

Nan Lambert of River Falls was heavily involved in the failed recall effort against Republican state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf. She says no matter when a recall committee is filed or when the election happens there will be plenty of support for ousting the governor, “The biggest question about a Walker recall is timing, when? When do we pull the trigger? Do we go with the soonest date possible? Do we wait and coordinate with other political election efforts? That’s what I’m here to find out.”

More at the link --

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. Great, I just saw him on TV...what an asshole....saying he has

lunch with Democrats all the time and everything is just hunky dory

[Jackpine Radical]

2. The trick will be to find a viable challenger.

Feingold declined the opportunity, Barrett doesn't seem to excite very many people (although I always sorta liked him). Kohl apparently agreed to try to fill out Walker's term as a sort of caretaker if absolutely necessary, but of course wouldn't want to run for a second term.

So who? John Erpenbach, maybe?

[Scuba]

3. You can count on me to start collecting signatures on Nov 4th (or whenever we're underway). n/t

[bluestateguy]

4. I hope they are more effective than the fools who tried in Michigan

I am very cynical about the effectiveness of recalls. There are far more failure stories than success stories to share.

[elocs]

5. It is absolutely imperative in the recall of Walker that we get a viable & respected candidate

to run against him. This is far too important to believe that just anybody will be able to beat Walker because Republicans will pull out all the stops to keep him in office. There almost certainly would be a "fake" Democrat to run in a primary to determine who would face Walker, anything to delay the election.