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Post: Thompson Tries Comeback in Senate as Tea Party Remakes Wisconsin

Tommy Thompson, the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history, dropped to the floor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board room last week and ripped through his morning push-up routine, as a video camera recorded a state political icon … Continue reading →
Post: Scott Walker campaigns with Romney in Wisconsin

Mitt Romney launched day four of his six-state battleground bus tour by sharing the stage with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who, earlier this month, survived a recall election against him over his decision to strip collective … Continue reading →
Post: Al Gore: Yeah, Scott Walker Caused the “Divisiveness” in Wisconsin

Perhaps in a futile attempt to stay relevant, Al Gore — the infamous global warming activist and so-called “inventor” of the internet — recently criticized Governor Scott Walker’s “hard-right-wing” agenda during an appearance on Eliot … Continue reading →
Post: Wisconsin recall election should send signal to Washington voters

Buried in the background of Wisconsin’s attempted recall of Gov. Scott Walker and his would-be replacement by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is an issue that Washington voters should consider when they elect a new Evergreen State … Continue reading →
Post: Walker Wins Recall Election; Defeats Barrett By Wider Margin Than 2010 Race

Scott Walker became the nation’s first governor ever to survive a recall election – and it was not as close as many predicted. With over 99-percent of the vote counted, the Republican Walker led Democrat Tom … Continue reading →
Post: Dem-labor fallout begins in Wis.

Democrats and unions began urgent damage-control efforts Monday in an effort to deflate Gov. Scott Walker’s (R-Wis.) expected win in Tuesday’s recall election. Despite expressions of confidence, Walker’s adversaries spent the eve of the … Continue reading →
Post: Wisconsin recall vote: what you need to know about the high-stakes election

What’s happening in Wisconsin? On June 5 the state votes in a recall election to choose its governor. The Republican incumbent, Scott Walker, is fighting to keep his job. A Democratic challenger, Tom Barrett, is fighting … Continue reading →
Post: Wisconsin’s Temper Tantrum

This state, the first to let government employees unionize, was an incubator of progressivism and gave birth (in 1932 in Madison, the precursor of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) to its emblematic … Continue reading →
Post: Gov. Christie Drops in to Help Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in His Recall Fight

Gov. Christie parachuted into the middle of the country Tuesday to lend some of his self-styled Jersey tough-guy firepower to a beleaguered and controversial Republican governor on the front lines of the war to roll back … Continue reading →
Post: Wisconsin Primary Looms Large For Romney, Larger For Santorum

Forty-two delegates are up for grabs when Wisconsin holds its Republican presidential primary Tuesday. But for Rick Santorum, much more appears to be at stake. The Badger State may be the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania’s … Continue reading →