CONNECT
Wisconsin News
Poisoned Elections
Wisconsin's June 5 recall is a national battle on a statewide stage, a proxy war pitting Democrats against Republicans, liberals against conservatives, unions against big business. Mike McCabe, Wisconsin's political money guru who runs the Democracy Campaign in Wisconsin is tracking the tens of millions of dollars being spent to win that war. The money contest was ramping up even before Gov. Scott Walker's recall battle. Only now political spending is exploding in Wisconsin.
Read it at Mother Jones
3 comments on "Poisoned Elections"
June 01, 2012 1:41pm
poisoned elecyion ?.?.?.?
The money contest was ramping up even before Gov. Scott Walker's recall battle
in the third world people buy their politicians and the elections...SUPER PACS are attempting to do the same here...ie..ALEC
How much of this is about Wisconsin politics ??? LOOK AT THE MONEY...people do not have the RIGHT TO VOTE THE THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS OUT OF OFFICE......??? We live WHERE ????
is the money coming from Wisconsin ?? ONLY THE VOTERS OF WISCONSIN HAVE A SAY..............NOT THE MONEY FROM THE REPUBLICAN SUPER PACS
AMERICA LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT.....YOUR ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW IT IS A FAILURE
June 01, 2012 8:36pm
I've read, re-read, and re-re-read your comments and still can't figure out what you're trying to say or what your position is.
June 05, 2012 6:19pm
Republicans are using robo calls telling people that the election is on Wednesday. They are also paying people in poor areas to put up Stalker signs.