#1 Next up for Wisconsin: the mother of all recall drives
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:18 pm
CSM
[quote]The partisan fight over collective-bargaining rights in Wisconsin is moving from the streets of Madison toward the ballot box.
A recall drive of unprecedented scale is underway, with 32 efforts targeting 16 state senators involved in the three-week budget standoff between Senate Republicans and Democrats. In the 103 years since Oregon first adopted the recall process, only 13 state legislators have been recalled nationwide.
The campaigns – against eight Republicans and eight Democrats – have been infused with money and energy from outside the state, making the movement “a national eventâ€
[quote]The partisan fight over collective-bargaining rights in Wisconsin is moving from the streets of Madison toward the ballot box.
A recall drive of unprecedented scale is underway, with 32 efforts targeting 16 state senators involved in the three-week budget standoff between Senate Republicans and Democrats. In the 103 years since Oregon first adopted the recall process, only 13 state legislators have been recalled nationwide.
The campaigns – against eight Republicans and eight Democrats – have been infused with money and energy from outside the state, making the movement “a national eventâ€