Does anyone else think something is fishy here?

[boxman15]

Walker winning isn't too much of a surprise. But 60/40 right now? That's too much. WTF?

[leftyohiolib]

1. walker winning is a surprise. good luck wisonsin

i thought there was a larger dem prescence in wi

[nanabugg]

9. Good luck America!!!! nt

[TheWraith]

2. It won't hold on to those margins.

Once the larger results come in it'll probably be something like 52/48 or 53/47.

[spockeye]

3. Have they disclosed who counted the votes? n/t

[crazylikafox]

14. My thoughts exactlly.

I keep envisioning the picture of Rove sitting over his computer switching the vote in 2004 Ohio

[rainy]

22. Exactally!!!!! we still vote into black boxes.

[Woody Woodpecker]

4. Positively tuna casserole.

I reject that the NBC calls and the other calls until the final vote has been tallied and confirmed.

We've had too many "calls for" when it became obvious it was not.

See also: Coleman v Franken

[GP6971]

8. I agree. N/T

[GObamaGO]

16. THIS!!!

[WhoIsNumberNone]

5. 60/40 is the margin all the Republicans seem to be winning by at the moment

http://core.talkingpointsmemo.com/election/features/wisconsin-recall

Methinks I smell a rat. A big red one.

[Matariki]

17. I was just about to post the same

kind of odd that. But maybe after all the votes are counted...

[rurallib]

6. with the stories of the huge turnouts I thought Barrett had a great chance

it just doesn't add up to me.

[TheMightyFavog]

21. The GOPers had a huge GOTV effort, as well.

Probably rousted every fundie they could get their hands on...

[Chan790]

23. Keep in mind...

In Dane and Milwaukee Co. there are probably still people voting. If you're in line when the polls close, you can vote. The first counties and precincts reporting are the ones that closed on time and likely had lower turnouts...the rural precincts that were expected to go Walker. This election will be tightening late...it's a question of if it can get tight enough to push Barrett past Walker in the urban centers.

[Atman]

7. Once a criminal,always a criminal.

Too much at stake. I never expected he'd "lose" legitimately.

[valerief]

10. Shuster on Current TV thinks it's fishy, too. nt

[tnlurker]

11. yes...very fishy

[appleannie1]

12. Who counted all those votes this fast and if they use machines, who programmed them?

[HereSince1628]

13. It's not based on the current returns...the call is based on exit polling across the state.

The r's did something RARELY done. They had a record turnout work to their advantage.

That's a game changer. That is probably mostly Citizen's United, and a sizable fraction of the Dems never really tapping into the anger about the tyrannical personalities of Walker and Fitzgerald.

When the corporatists come to your state, apply what you can learn from our failure.

[madashelltoo]

15. THERE IS A CROOK IN THE HOUSE YA'LL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ain't no way they counted all of the votes yet. How did NBC come to the conclusion that he won with 22% of the vote and less than a million votes counted? This is classic bullshit, and why folks don't vote.

[Takket]

18. i don't get it either

all the i polling saw up to the election was for walker.... 53... 52.... 51

all the exit polling indicated a dead heat.

now it is a landslide? it has not been alandslide at ANY point in the process.

very strange

[Baitball Blogger]

19. Time to check those last minute voter registrations to see if

people are jumping state borders.

[Zax2me]

20. VERY fishy....

Can you say voter fraud?

[meow2u3]

24. Republicans stuffing the ballot box, maybe?

[HiPointDem]

25. yes. very.

[deaniac21]

26. I don't get it. High voter turnout always helps Dems...

[shcrane71]

30. Yep... and WI being last in job creation doesn't help the status quo either.

Well... not in every other verifiable election in the world.

[Fire Walk With Me]

27. Look at all the fishy-ness involving him and expand the trend.

They are at the point where they will blatantly, obviously, do anything to steal and keep power. Because for them, power is all it is about. And we're allowing them to do it.

[spanone]

28. it's a dry run for november..

[shcrane71]

29. Yeah, it doesn't make sense. nt

[FBaggins]

31. That narrows substantially after Milwaukee and Dane report

Likely a net of 150,000 additional votes there.

It isn't close to enough, but it will be much closer than 60-40.

[mvd]

32. Exit polls apparently way off or off again, not in our favor

So yes, there may be fraud. Possibly not enough to give Barrett a win, though, and that is what is doubly awful.

[Kalidurga]

33. Yep...

I usually avoid conspiracy theories or dismiss them as loony. But, something is wrong here. Really high voter turn out in urban areas, it should have been a win for Barrett.

[RZM]

34. Urban areas are important for Dems, but conservatives live in them too

And remember that Wisconsin is not a particularly diverse state. It's only about 5 percent black. That means that even with strong turnout, the black vote is still a relatively small percentage of the total.

Walker won this battle, but he's going to spend a lot of time appearing with Romney between now and November and it will all be for naught. The president will take Wisconsin with ease in the general.

[Kalidurga]

35. Thank you I live in Minnesota, lived in Wisconsin for 6 months many years ago...

I live in the Twin Cities now, I run into a whole lot of conservatives, it still shocks me the stuff that comes out of their mouths. I am not sure the percentage of black people around here, it seems kind of low even in this urban area.