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Orange Impostor5/22/2012 7:50:01 am PDT

re: #93 Buck

It’s of vital importance to American democracy’s future that Walker stays. He already won the actual election, fair and square. Otherwise it’s a huge green light to the Unions that they can pay to change the results of an election and buy their candidates a redo in any election they want.

So let me understand this. unions contributing to campaigns is bad, while corporations and rightwing PACs spending more than TEN TIMES as much is a good thing.

wisconsinreporter.com

MADISON — Wisconsinites on Monday got their most detailed look yet at the river of campaign cash flowing through the state.

Gov. Scott Walker has raised $13 million since Jan. 18, more than doubling the $12.1 million he raised last year.
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The campaigns of the two Democratic front-runners, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, announced their candidates raised $750,000 and $1 million, respectively.