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Orange Impostor5/22/2012 7:57:45 am PDT

re: #168 RadicalModerate

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.

[Link: www.wisconsinreporter.com…]

Whoops. I misspoke- that story was from three weeks ago.

It’s now a 25:1 differential.

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Opponents of Walker are concerned that the governor, aided by a huge influx of money from conservative supporters nationwide, has opened a lead in a race that had been dead even in the polls.

Walker, who has raised $25 million, has been blanketing Wisconsin with broadcast advertising touting his handling of the economy. His Democratic opponent, Tom Barrett, who did not win his party’s primary until May 8, has raised only $1 million and not been able to match the blitz.