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hue

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6. For sure the game is rigged. Wisconsin is truly a fascist oligarchy.

Reply to stillwaiting (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 08:39 AM

Oct 2015

It's the apathy of the general Wisconsin population that is most distressing among other things.
Wisconsin is the most gerrymandered state in the US. Voting machines and ballot counting are quite suspect.
The RW party amounts to a money laundering mafia type gang.

Our environment and raw commodities are being plundered & everything is being privatized; schools, prisons, public lands etc. We essentially have no unbiased news paper--->Milw. Journal/Sentinel has been bought & sold twice.

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"In an interesting twist and a brilliant maneuver, each and every Democrat recused themselves ..." [View all] Scuba Oct 2015 OP

Will Wisconsin Democrats challenge every single seat in this election cycle? Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #1

We'll soon find out if Martha Laning is a progressive Democrat or just another corporate shill. Scuba Oct 2015 #2

I'm guessing the latter. WI, the state I used to love Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #3

Corporate entities pick their candidates and fund them to win the primary. stillwaiting Oct 2015 #4

For sure the game is rigged. Wisconsin is truly a fascist oligarchy. hue Oct 2015 #6

I don't think its apathy ... Myrina Oct 2015 #9

Many of my co-workers have knowledge of most of the truth but just can't be bothered... hue Oct 2015 #10

Shock Doctrine, state by state. That's the plan. -nt CrispyQ Oct 2015 #13

Those who benefit from Wall St. raouldukelives Oct 2015 #12

DFA has been (somewhat successfully) working on this; everyone should be a member. WFP too, though Chathamization Oct 2015 #17

I think the new WI DEM chair gets it and will work to elect progressives. jonestonesusa Oct 2015 #15

I sure hope so. The last thing we need is for Laning to be another corpo-Dem. Scuba Oct 2015 #16

Truly, how can this be legal? And of course, unions contribute largely through PACs AllyCat Oct 2015 #5

Bucky Badger Is Is Reviewing The Memberships Of All Republicans In The Fan Club! NonMetro Oct 2015 #7

Sounds like Daley's Chicago Machine. nt Nitram Oct 2015 #8

The FBI's Prohibition era mob investigation in Chicago was never closed. ieoeja Oct 2015 #11

Poor Wisconsin. Unknown Beatle Oct 2015 #14