Topic: Scott Walker's Vindication

[LadyVirginia]

Racine, WI Tea Party (featuring Paul Ryan and others) rally had over 4000 and the Bill Clinton rally for Barrett had 900.

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[BMG]

Hot Air is citing a polling outfit that has Walker ahead by 12 points.

Update: According to We Ask America, the race has shifted in the last few days — in Walker’s direction:

    So, as fireworks continue to explode over the political horizon in the Dairy State, we asked 1,570 likely voters who they support in the June 5 election. Here are the results. …

    Those surprising results would project at a 56-44 final win for Walker. HOWEVER, while Walker continues to lead Barrett, we once again caution readers that this is an extremely difficult election to predict. Turnout is king in all elections, and it may be even more important in this one. Wisconsin’s labor movement is keen to get as many of the anti-Walker voters to the polls as possible and have displayed the ability to rally their troops effectively. And Wisconsin regulations allow Election Day voter registration with a minimum of residency documentation–something that has both sides whispering of potential abuse from their opponents.

WAA had Walker up seven last week.  This is an automated poll (like Rasmussen, for instance), conducted among 1570 likely voters, a very large sample for a statewide election.  WAA warns that it will still come down to turnout, but that’s an eyepopping gap the day before the election.

[Libertas]

I bet the dem's were almost all rent-a-tard's too!

[IronDioPriest]

More vindication for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: Federal Court Upholds PEU Reforms as Constitutional

[LadyVirginia]

More vindication for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: Federal Court Upholds PEU Reforms as Constitutional

 

Federal Judge William Conley in Madison wrote in his ruling that the First Amendment grants public employees the right to free speech and association, but does not grant them collective bargaining rights.

whatdaya mean that ain't in da constitution? Its my right! /

 

[warpmine]

More vindication for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: Federal Court Upholds PEU Reforms as Constitutional

 

Federal Judge William Conley in Madison wrote in his ruling that the First Amendment grants public employees the right to free speech and association, but does not grant them collective bargaining rights.

whatdaya mean that ain't in da constitution? Its my right! /

 

SHee-it!

[Libertas]

Ouch, that'll leave a mark!

 

 

[IronDioPriest]

If this guy isn't 2016's leading GOP Presidential candidate, there's something systemically wrong with the GOP. There's something systemically wrong with the GOP. *sigh*

Wisconsin's 3rd Largest School District Overwhelmingly Votes To Drop Their Union

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 12, 2013 – Today, teachers in Kenosha, Wis., voted to decertify their union, the Kenosha Education Association, by a margin of nearly two to one. Only 37 percent of the teachers opted to retain the union in an election made possible by the labor reforms enacted under Gov. Scott Walker (R). The result goes to show that when workers have a choice on whether to join a union instead of being forced into one by law, they often choose to vote down the union.

Competitive Enterprise Institute labor policy analyst Matt Patterson said regarding the vote in Kenosha:

“Gov. Walker’s bold and effective reforms have loosened the grip of unions on Wisconsin’s public purse, to the benefit of taxpayers and to the detriment of Big Labor bosses. The news today proves what unions have long feared – that when workers are actually given a free and fair choice, they will often choose opt out of union membership altogether.

“The public at large—and an increasing number of union members—have become wise to the fact labor unions stifle innovation and burden governments and businesses with unsustainable costs and regulations.”

[Glock32]

What Scott Walker has accomplished in just a few years is highly significant. It's a template for success elsewhere, so predictably the GOP will squander the hell out of this opportunity (i.e. Ohio Republican Governor's failure to follow suit). This is actually a line of attack that can do serious and lasting damage to the Left, and they are well aware of it. There's a reason they made such a huge spectacle in Madison, and another huge spectacle in their failed attempt to recall Walker. Busting up this giant money laundering scheme the Democrats have been orchestrating for decades is something that can actually hurt them in a big way.

Also, aside from the policy implications I think this is just as important from a public perception standpoint. People can see that a majority of their fellow citizens are choosing against the unions. That Walker was elected in a blue state like Wisconsin is significant. That he survived an attempted recall with an even larger margin of victory is more significant still. Now we see school districts (and the taxpayers who foot their bills) already benefiting from the change, and none of the Democrats' doom mongering has come to pass. This is how preference cascades start. It's too bad we do not have a political vehicle capable of understanding this, let alone taking advantage of it.

[Predator Don]

What Scott Walker has accomplished in just a few years is highly significant. It's a template for success elsewhere, so predictably the GOP will squander the hell out of this opportunity (i.e. Ohio Republican Governor's failure to follow suit). This is actually a line of attack that can do serious and lasting damage to the Left, and they are well aware of it. There's a reason they made such a huge spectacle in Madison, and another huge spectacle in their failed attempt to recall Walker. Busting up this giant money laundering scheme the Democrats have been orchestrating for decades is something that can actually hurt them in a big way.

Also, aside from the policy implications I think this is just as important from a public perception standpoint. People can see that a majority of their fellow citizens are choosing against the unions. That Walker was elected in a blue state like Wisconsin is significant. That he survived an attempted recall with an even larger margin of victory is more significant still. Now we see school districts (and the taxpayers who foot their bills) already benefiting from the change, and none of the Democrats' doom mongering has come to pass. This is how preference cascades start. It's too bad we do not have a political vehicle capable of understanding this, let alone taking advantage of it.

The republican establishment understands it...They just don't want it either.