Update on Wisconsin politics

[Goober McTuber]

I know you've all been curious as to how things are going up here in God's Country.

MADISON, Wis. -- A new poll shows that support for recalling Gov. Scott Walker from office is growing.

The poll released Tuesday comes the same day as the launch of the petition drive to collect the 540,000 signatures necessary to recall Walker.

The Wisconsin Public Radio/St. Norbert College Survey shows that 58 percent of respondents believe Walker should be recalled from office. That compares with 47 percent who said in April that Walker should be recalled.

Walker's approval ratings are also low, with 58 percent saying they disapprove of the job he's doing. That's down from 48 percent in the spring.

The survey of 482 Wisconsin residents was done between Nov. 1 and Thursday. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

This will be a nice follow-up to the Ohio voters support of unions’ collective bargaining rights. Fuck ALEC.

[Sirfindafold]

McGoober has a habit of supporting poles.

[Imus]

Nobody gives a fuck. Go suck your union boss's dick.

[Sirfindafold]

That, plus the recent bitch slapping election results, gives a pretty good indication of what the people think about all of the right wing derp.

Not entirely.

Elections give GOP a solid hold on South
Switch of key states could trouble Obama
The South, once solidly Democratic, is more solidly Republican than ever after the 2011 elections.

As the last state legislative races were called this week from the Nov. 8 votes in Virginia and Mississippi, the party of Abraham Lincoln now controls both chambers of every state legislature in the 11 former states of the Confederacy, with the sole exception of Arkansas. And Arkansas Republicans need to flip only a handful of seats in 2012 to make the trend unanimous.

None of this comes as welcome news for President Obama’s re-election campaign. In 2008, Mr. Obama was propelled to the White House in large part with breakthrough victories in such states as Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, but all three states now have Republican-led legislatures, with the GOP’s biggest gains in the 2010 elections.

The shift means that in swing states such as Florida, the GOP 2012 nominee will have a home-field advantage given the local balance of power.

The 2010 midterm vote was “a record-breaking year for Republicans in the state legislatures. There were a couple of benchmarks set that made it a banner year, and what the last election showed is that it hasn’t died down,” said Adam Temple, a spokesman for the Republican State Leadership Committee. “It doesn’t paint a pretty picture for Democrats in 2012.”

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
With the formal call on one key race late Monday, Republicans gained control of the Mississippi House of Representatives for the first time since Reconstruction, picking up eight seats in the Nov. 8 balloting. The party increased its majority to 64-58 when one House Democrat switched parties a few days after the election.

In Virginia, Republicans gained two seats in the state Senate, giving them a 20-20 split with Democrats. With the Republican lieutenant governor casting the tiebreaker, the result is that the GOP has effective control of the state Senate to go with its dominance of the state House of Delegates.

Even though the 2011 outcome represents a milestone of sorts for the GOP, the news isn’t grabbing national headlines. That’s probably because the Southern realignment from Democrat to Republican has been a long time in coming, said Karl Kurtz, a political analyst for the National Conference of State Legislatures.

“I think it’s the most significant thing to come out of the 2011 election, but I don’t view it as earthshaking. It’s what’s been going on in the South for a dozen years now,” said Mr. Kurtz. “The South has always been conservative. It used to be conservative Democrats would get elected, but now they’re no longer Democrats, they’re Republicans.”

The analyst cautioned against drawing broad conclusions about the 2012 presidential race from the 2011 results.

“I don’t think either the 2010 or 2011 elections predict anything about presidential politics,” said Mr. Kurtz. “They show Democrats will have a difficult time in the South, and they’ve had that for the last two years, but that doesn’t mean Obama can’t win in Virginia or North Carolina or Arkansas.”

Democrats downplayed the significance of the GOP legislative victories, saying that the Republican results fell short of expectations. In Virginia, for example, Republicans hoped to pick up at least three state Senate seats in order to gain outright control of the chamber, but had to settle for a tie.

“In Virginia, Republicans said they would sweep the state legislature and instead got a 20-20 split in the Senate. That’s less than they expected to get,” said Democratic National Committee spokeswoman Melanie Roussell. “And it came down to an 86-vote margin in one Senate race.”

Robert S. McElvaine, history professor at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., said the Republican takeover of the Mississippi House was simply the culmination of a long-building trend.

“Going Republican for the first time since Reconstruction is sort of meaningless, since back then the Republicans were the progressives and supportive of African-Americans,” said Mr. McElvaine. “The Republican domination in this state has reached a point where the Democrats didn’t even field a candidate for lieutenant governor this year.”

[smackaholic]

Walker's approval ratings are also low, with 58 percent saying they disapprove of the job he's doing. That's down from 48 percent in the spring.

been a few years since I took a math course, but, I remember 58 being up from 48.

i understand what you are attempting to say, but that's one clumsy ass way of saying it.

[BSmack]

Walker's approval ratings are also low, with 58 percent saying they disapprove of the job he's doing. That's down from 48 percent in the spring.

been a few years since I took a math course, but, I remember 58 being up from 48.

i understand what you are attempting to say, but that's one clumsy ass way of saying it.

Disapproval #s are like golf scores. The lower the better and copious amounts of beer can make you feel better about both.

[Goober McTuber]

been a few years since I took a math course

Any comment on whether you passed?

[Derron]

The Wisconsin Public Radio/St. Norbert College Survey shows that 58 percent of respondents believe Walker should be recalled from office. That compares with 47 percent who said in April that Walker should be recalled.

Walker's approval ratings are also low, with 58 percent saying they disapprove of the job he's doing. That's down from 48 percent in the spring.

The survey of 482 Wisconsin residents was done between Nov. 1 and Thursday. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

Yeah..a poll commissioned by WPR would show anything else ? and that blazing 482 residents polled is a great representation of the public sentiment all across Wisconsin. And just keep polling the same group as long as the trend goes the way you want it to. But you all fell for it as talking points instead of the complete load of bullshit that it is. Statistics anyone ?

[smackaholic]

been a few years since I took a math course

Any comment on whether you passed?

yes.

Calc II got an A-, if I remember right. Taken during my first med cruise. Navy ships often take college professors along on 6 month cruises. Pretty sure dude was gax, but he was an amazing math teacher. This fukkin' guy could teach calculus to my dog. Hell, he could even teach it to a very drunken bradhusker.

Funny how a community college professor can teach circles around University professors. My first go around with calc was at UConn. This chick was horrible.

[smackaholic]

Walker's approval ratings are also low, with 58 percent saying they disapprove of the job he's doing. That's down from 48 percent in the spring.

been a few years since I took a math course, but, I remember 58 being up from 48.

i understand what you are attempting to say, but that's one clumsy ass way of saying it.

Disapproval #s are like golf scores. The lower the better and copious amounts of beer can make you feel better about both.

I understand that. It does not change anything. When something, dissaproval, in this case, goes from 48% to 58%, it goes UP. He never mentioned the approval rate, which obviously did go down....allegedly.

[Screw_Michigan]

Funny how a community college professor can teach circles around University professors. My first go around with calc was at UConn. This chick was horrible.

She was a grad assistant, right?

[Truman]

...blah, blah, blah, NPR poll, Workers of the World Unite, Occupy Madison, blah, blah, blah...

I seem to recall that the last time you tried to run recall smack, you got your cunt kicked in. Sure you don't wanna ride this one out, Spanky, and claim 'bode after the fact? That is, if there IS an "after the fact"? NPR polls had both Gore and Kerry elected president. 'Sayin'.

[Goober McTuber]

...blah, blah, blah, NPR poll, Workers of the World Unite, Occupy Madison, blah, blah, blah...

I seem to recall that the last time you tried to run recall smack, you got your cunt kicked in.

Actually the recalls worked fairly well. The Dems gained two seats in the Senate, giving the Reps a 17-16 margin, and the lone moderate (read: non-lockstep) Republican has already voted against Walker proposals. And there's another round of Senate recalls coming as well.

NPR polls had both Gore and Kerry elected president. 'Sayin'.

Wisconsin Public Radio/St. Norbert College Survey polls typically sample opinions in Wisconsin, not nationally. Nice try.

[Goober McTuber]

The Wisconsin Public Radio/St. Norbert College Survey shows that 58 percent of respondents believe Walker should be recalled from office. That compares with 47 percent who said in April that Walker should be recalled.

Walker's approval ratings are also low, with 58 percent saying they disapprove of the job he's doing. That's down from 48 percent in the spring.

The survey of 482 Wisconsin residents was done between Nov. 1 and Thursday. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

Yeah..a poll commissioned by WPR would show anything else ? and that blazing 482 residents polled is a great representation of the public sentiment all across Wisconsin. And just keep polling the same group as long as the trend goes the way you want it to. But you all fell for it as talking points instead of the complete load of bullshit that it is. Statistics anyone ?

If the 482 residents are selected randomly, yes, it is a valid sample. Dorron, I live here. There has been a serious backlash to Walker's policies. Serious buyer's remorse for Walker voters. The Republicans won both the legislature and the governor's office and they had every right to make new policy. But they have seriously overreached. It's going to come back to bite them.

Of course, the Democrats have to come up with a viable cadidate to run in the recall.

[War Wagon]

The same overreach as, say, ramming a health care bill thru Congress in an effort to never let a good crisis go to waste?

That kind of overreach?

[smackaholic]

Funny how a community college professor can teach circles around University professors. My first go around with calc was at UConn. This chick was horrible.

She was a grad assistant, right?

Don't know.

Based on her age, late thirties/early fourties rather MILFish, I would guess not.

All I remember is that I was absolutely lost in that class. I attribute it partly to my being a clueless freshman more interested in getting drunk and partly due to her teaching style, which was generally to stare at the ceiling and blab. Her class interaction skills were pretty much non-existent.

She did have nice cans though.

The CC prof on the other hand stood up there at the chalkboard and explained in very simple terms WHY a derivative calculates what it does. He did it with drawings which my brain processes much better than some twit just saying a derivative does this.....cause I said so.

[Mikey]

Some people have the ability to process abstract concepts.

Others need pictures.






RACK your for trying, anyway.

[Goober McTuber]

The same overreach as, say, ramming a health care bill thru Congress in an effort to never let a good crisis go to waste?

That kind of overreach?

Yes, that kind of overreach. I do not, and did not, support Obamacare.

[Derron]

If the 482 residents are selected randomly, yes, it is a valid sample.

So out of 3,469,433 voters the 482 selected at " WPR random" represent a take it to the bank trend. Got it ...

The survey is complete bullshit.

http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.as ... 7&locid=47

[Sirfindafold]

If the 482 residents are selected randomly, yes, it is a valid sample.

So out of 3,469,433 voters the 482 selected at " WPR random" represent a take it to the bank trend. Got it ...

The survey is complete bullshit.

http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.as ... 7&locid=47

Maybe he meant stool sample.

[Truman]

...blah, blah, blah, NPR poll, Workers of the World Unite, Occupy Madison, blah, blah, blah...

I seem to recall that the last time you tried to run recall smack, you got your cunt kicked in.

Actually the recalls worked fairly well. The Dems gained two seats in the Senate, giving the Reps a 17-16 margin, and the lone moderate (read: non-lockstep) Republican has already voted against Walker proposals.

The Unions spent a gazillion dollars on a special recall election, and only managed to flip two seats out of the five up for grabs. Worked fairly well? Really? Is that your take when you scratch two-of-five matches on the lottery tickets you geezer-types buy?

And there's another round of Senate recalls coming as well.

Fabulous. We get to watch you get your dick knocked in the dirt again, and try to spin another nightmare into a positive. You are the ultimate One Board Black Knight [/Monty Python] You go, Goebbels.

NPR polls had both Gore and Kerry elected president. 'Sayin'.

Wisconsin Public Radio/St. Norbert College Survey polls typically sample opinions in Wisconsin, not nationally. Nice try.

Nice try? For what? Does the letter "N" not connote the word "National" in "NPR"? Or does the letter "N" actually mean "W" in Wisconsinese? You're actually Nisconsins?! Webraska will be mortified. Or were you actually referring to WISCONSIN Public Radio? So... Did THEY do any better in '00 and '04 exit polling? You're a fucked up mess, Goebbels.

[Goober McTuber]

Reading comprehension is not your strong suit, Truman. Yes, the two flipped Senate seats made a huge difference.

And what the fuck did the NPR polls have to do with the St. Norbert polls, you disingenuous tard? I’m pretty sure WPR/St, Norbert polls predicted the last three presidential elections for Democrats. In Wisconsin. Because that’s where they do their polling. Idiot.

[Sirfindafold]

Mickey Mouse, Adolf Hitler Allowed On Wis. Recall Petitions

MADISON, Wis. -- The signatures of Mickey Mouse, Goober McTuber and Adolf Hitler will be counted on recall petitions targeting Gov. Scott Walker as long as they are properly dated and include a Wisconsin address, the board charged with reviewing the petitions was told Tuesday.
Suspicious signatures will be noted when the Government Accountability Board reviews the petitions, but reviewers will look to see that signatures are accompanied by a Wisconsin address and are dated as having been signed during the circulation period, board elections specialist David Buerger said.
"We will flag them, but we will not strike them without challenge," Buerger said after being asked whether Mickey Mouse's signature would be counted. He noted that in previous recall petitions, Adolf Hitler's name was struck because the address given was in Germany, not because of the name itself.

[Goober McTuber]

What part are you struggling with, Sirgulpaload? They’re simply following the prescribed process. Of course, it’s a pretty good bet that the only people signing as Mickey and Hitler are supporters of Governor Wanker, in an effort to derail the recall process. They’ve also ripped up petitions and assaulted petition circulators.

BTW, I didn’t sign the petition as Goober McTuber, I used the name that shows up on my property tax bill.

[Van]

BTW, I didn’t sign the petition as Goober McTuber, I used the name that shows up on my property tax bill.

David St. Hubbins?

[Kansas City Kid]

BTW, I didn’t sign the petition as Goober McTuber, I used the name that shows up on my property tax bill.

David St. Hubbins?

Hugh Jass?

[Terry in Crapchester]

BTW, I didn’t sign the petition as Goober McTuber, I used the name that shows up on my property tax bill.

David St. Hubbins?

Hugh Jass?

Hy Colonic?

[Goober McTuber]

BTW, I didn’t sign the petition as Goober McTuber, I used the name that shows up on my property tax bill.

David St. Hubbins?

Years ago I had a land line listed under August West.

[BSmack]

BTW, I didn’t sign the petition as Goober McTuber, I used the name that shows up on my property tax bill.

David St. Hubbins?

Years ago I had a land line listed under August West.

Asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee.