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It's up to Prosser to request

Flavius — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:24:39 +0000

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It's up to Prosser to request a recount. Which I have no doubt he'll be instructed to do by the Kochs who financed his expensive campaign.

The disputes will be referred to a judge chosen by the head of the state supreme court- whom Prosser has referred to as a bitch and has threatened to destroy.

No doubt there's a route by which his/her rulings can be referred to the federal legal system and theoretically all the way to the Supreme Court which IMHO will reject it under a return to its pre Bush v Gore policy of refusing state electoral disputes

Kloppenburg won by 204

Flavius — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:10:19 +0000

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Kloppenburg won by 204 votes

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/119308059.html

Walker will offer to utilize

Flavius — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:06:09 +0000

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Walker will offer to utilize his experience arbitrating the dispute about government employees right to collective bargaining pointing out that otherwise it will reach the US Supreme Court and we know by now what they'll do.5 to 4.

Okay. so this goes to the WI

Obey — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:04:16 +0000

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Okay. so this goes to the WI supreme court, right? And say, hopefully, Prosser recuses himself. That leaves 3 dems and 3 republicans. Which means ... what, given the inevitable party-line vote?

At noon Kloppenburg had a 220

Flavius — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:01:09 +0000

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At noon Kloppenburg had a 220 vote lead with only one precinct missing. It is from rural Jefferson County which Prosser has carried so far by 58 to 42% Jefferson' s precincts average 500, If that applies to the missing precinct Prosser will gain 130 votes leaving Kloppenburg ahead 90 (wow!).

For Prosser to gain enough to completely overtake Kloppenburg her % of the vote in the missing precinct would have to drop from 42% to 27% which would be black swan.

I officially designate Kloppenburg as the winner. Now on the recount.

In a 4 person primary

Flavius — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:19:39 +0000

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In a 4 person primary election Prosser got 55%, Kloppenburg, 25 and the other two candidates 20 between them.. That suggested he should have achieved at least 60% in this election. During the campaign Prosser closely identified himself with Walker.. That seems to have cost him ten points. .

At 11 40 Kloppenburg has a

Flavius — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:52:00 +0000

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At 11 40 Kloppenburg has a 200 vote lead with 3 precincts missing.

1 in Jefferson which represents about 400 votes. She had 42% of the vote in the rest of the county. If that holds true in the missing precinct that will cut her lead to about 150.

2 are in Milwaukee. Probably represents about 600 votes. She had 57% in the rest of the county. If she holds 40% in these remaining precincts she would still have the lead statewide.

Well you sure got me feelin

Richard Day — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:37:05 +0000

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Well you sure got me feelin better about this.

I would have felt a lot better if she were winning by a million votes.

I thought Wisconsin was really mad at Walker.

At 11 30 EDT Kloppenburg's

Flavius — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:35:31 +0000

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At 11 30 EDT Kloppenburg's ahead by 300 votes with about 1500 still missing.

Thanks for the excellent

Obey — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:22:57 +0000

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Thanks for the excellent updates, Flavius.