Wisconsin Dems claim momentum in recall wars

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Gov. Walker (R) may yet rue the day he set out to break the backs of unions in a state that has a long history of fair labor practices:  in 1911, Wisconsin became the first state to pass workers compensation protections; in 1932, it led the way in enacting unemployment compensation; and in 1959, it passed one of the nation’s first collective bargaining laws for public employees.

At the Plum Line, Greg Sargent reports that Wisconsin Dems "can still claim momentum in the recall wars:"

Wow. In a sign that Wisconsin Democrats can still claim momentum in the recall wars, Dems today filed the signatures to trigger a recall election against a sixth Wisconsin GOP state senator — and this time, they filed an astonishing 166 percent of the number required, the highest yet.

Graeme Zielinski, a spokesman for the Wisconsin Democratic Party, confirms that Dems today filed 26,524 signatures supporting a recall election against GOP senator Robert Cowles, out of 15,960 required. This is the strongest signature showing by Dems yet: Against five previous GOP targets, Dems amassed signatures in the area of 140 or 150 percent.

Sargent continues:

There are other signs that Dems have the momentum here; For one thing, GOP organizers fell short in signatures against four Dem targets. While there will all but certainly be recall elections against six Republicans, currently officials are examining signatures for the recall of only three Democrats, though there’s some talk about a fourth. 

If Dems end up with six recall elections versus three for Republicans, that’s not a bad place to be, given that Dems need to net three wins to take back the state senate.

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