Democrats File Recall Petitions Against Ripon Senator Luther Olsen

[AllyCat]

Source: WBAY tv

Wisconsin Democrats have filed recall petitions against a third Republican state senator.

Organizers say they turned in more than the 14,700 signatures required to get a recall election against Senator Luther Olsen of Ripon.

Paperwork was already filed with the State to recall GOP senators Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac and Dan Kapanke of La Crosse. Hopper and Kapanke are challenging the validity of those petitions.



Read more: http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=14467474

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Word from one of our organizers said we got 23,000 signatures when only 14,700 were needed. We had 95% of passersby honking in solidarity, not flipping us the one-fingered salute while we stood on street corners and in parking lots.

[Kingofalldems]

1. K and R for good news!

[roguevalley]

15. good luck trying to challenge the validity. :) Go, Wisconsin.

[valerief]

2. Way, way, WAY cool!

:applause:

[AllyCat]

3. 3 down, 5 to go. We are close on a fourth with 2 weeks to go.

[TheEuclideanOne]

4. How realistic are the other 5?

I have not beeen following super closely, so if you can catch me up, that would be great.

[Shiver]

7. I know Darling is very weak in her district.

As for the others... Grothman is staying, unfortunately. His district is too red, and they love him. Lazich, Harsdorf, and Cowles, however... I have no idea. Don't know enough about them or their districts.

[Tushon]

9. How unfortunate that Grothman is staying.

I can't believe the guy who called constituents "slobs" on radio and then national TV is that loved.

[AllyCat]

42. He's a vile man. It is amazing to me that he gets so much press

When I saw him at the initial hearings the day everyone descended upon the Capital, he never said a word unless it was to twist what someone said to get a media spot. He's gross. And he still lives with his mother.

[mascarax]

11. Harsdorf's are at 110% so they should file soon

But their goal is 125% of needed signatures so they're still collecting.

[Mister Ed]

34. My local TV news just reported the Harsdorf recall filing announcement!

KSTP-5 in Minneapolis-St. Paul. They ran the story live an hour ago, but I don't see it on their website yet.

[AllyCat]

29. Lazich will stay. But the others are within the realm of possibility, especially Darling

[lobodons]

12. Interesting map for recalls

This map superimposes Sen. Districts with latest Supreme Court election results. It does provide some insight for recalls.

http://ericcompas.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/supreme-court-recall-districts/

[Critters2]

31. Looks like you can stick a fork in Kapanke. He's done. nt

[lobodons]

38. Harsdorf as well

AND Hopper as was well. Hopper only won by 200 votes BEFORE his affair affair (and now he is already down 2 of those votes from his soon to be ex-wife and maid) So there you have it. 3 recalled Senators!!

[jerryster]

57. Speaking of his wife...

Didn't she also tell people that he had moved out of the district? So is he even eligible to run if he is faced with a recall election?

[Imajika]

37. Interesting, but I guess we'd need the ward level data to really know...

I don't think these recalls will be as easy as some people think they'll be.

The Kloppenburg/Prosser results surprised me. That it was essentially a tie when we had so much energy and enthusiasm indicates that the teabaggers and their big money backers are going to fight very hard.

Also, are they anywhere close to filing recalls on any of the Fab 14? I figure they are mostly just blowing smoke, but I assumed they'd have gathered signatures on at least a couple.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

40. Good find. Thank you

Nice to see that Olson is from a pretty red area! Hopper is, too, but he's had a lot of bad publicity lately so it's understandable he's going to be recalled

[iwishiwas]

48. Great graphic. Thanks so much. It is a keeper.

[jtrockville]

59. Have petitions been filed against any of the Democrats "facing recall"?

[valerief]

5. You guys are freakin' amazing! nt

[Shiver]

6. If we can replace just four of them, I'll be happy.

If we can replace all eight, I'll be thrilled!

[Scuba]

13. Three will flip the Senate. n/t

[Shiver]

16. You're right, my math was off.

We only NEED three. But more is better, in this case.

[Scuba]

18. I think we have a realistic shot at seven, but my glass is half full. Grothman, no, although...

...we'll make him run in a recall election. Almost enough signatures now, but this is one very, very red district.

[Shiver]

21. Are you in Grothman's district?

I'm in Erpenbach's, so there isn't much I can do in terms of current recalls besides offer support, and what cash I can when challengers start running. Is it as bad in Grothman's as I've heard, or do you think there might be a chance, no matter how slim, that he'll lose in a recall?

[Scuba]

22. Yes, I'm in Grothman's district. I spent election day standing...

...in the parking lot of my polling place collecting sigs. Twelve hours netted 60 signatures, but we're a small village in the north reaches of his area. Down in West Bend and over to Port Washington he's very strong.


Best chance to beat him would be with the Republican that ran against him in a primary a while ago. She came close, as I recall.

No Dems even run against him. Chances of replacing him with a Dem are very small, IMO.

[jaysunb]

25. Why don't you run ?

Maybe as an Independent ?? :)

[Scuba]

36. Too old, too tired, too many obligations. Thanks for thinking me capable. n/t

[Critters2]

32. My dad lives in West Bend. I keep telling him he should move. That place is not good for his blood

pressure.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

39. Don't give up

just maybe it isn't as red as they've been telling us.

[lobodons]

41. Nice anti-Grothman rally video

http://bluecheddar.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/this-is-what-slob-ocracy-looks-like/

[Lefta Dissenter]

45. wow

Thank you so much for doing that, Scuba.

We collected Walker Recall "pre-petition" contact information outside our polling place - slightly red Town of Middleton. In 11 1/2 hours, we had 439 people fill out sheets "committing" to recall Walker and providing contact information.

That was a long, cold and WINDY day. You really are a champ to be working so hard for each signature. :pals::patriot:

Hey, I talked with Grothman briefly today, when I arrived at the Capitol. I asked him if he's a member of ALEC! :D I'll be posting the video tomorrow - I need to get some sleep now!

[Scuba]

53. I don't suppose you have vid of him eating babies do you???

[Lefta Dissenter]

54. Damn,

he had just finished the last baby, with a side of puppy, by the time I got my camera out! I'll try to be faster next time! They'll NEVER hire me at Time magazine. :)

And thank you again and again for your recall work. (and again) :yourock:

[lunatica]

8. Even if you don't get them all it'll put the fear of God in them

It'll knock some of that insufferable cocky snark back down their throats.

[Lasher]

10. A noble cause.

You remind me of me, a decade or three ago.

[Iliyah]

14. The gopers' recall

they say they have 3 Dems, which I find hard to believe. I can't trust the gopers anyway.

[Lifelong Protester]

17. Recc'ed to kingdom come from Western Wisconsin

I am just getting more and more fired up for the Walker recall in November. I am going to man a clipboard like nobody's business!

[Scuba]

19. Start collecting signatures in November, recall election in January. nt/

[mokawanis]

26. You and me both

I'm in Madison and remain as outraged now as I was when Walker started this fight. We'll beat the republican senators in the recall elections and then we can go after that dirtbag Walker.

[Faygo Kid]

20. One down. Now get the rest, Badgers.

On Wisconsin!

[defendandprotect]

23. kr

[TBF]

24. I am impressed that you accomplished that in the birthplace of the Republican party -

good work! (I was born in Ripon, WI)

:)

[RetroLounge]

27. Way to go!

Now lets get Alberta Darling too!

RL

[Duval]

28. Great news! Yayyyy!!

[Imajika]

30. How did these districts go in the Supreme Court race?

I think everyone knows this Supreme Court election was effectively a referendum on Walker and the Republicans, so how did these districts go in Prosser v Kloppenburg? My guess is any district that went Prosser will vote to retain their Republican Senator, and any district that didn't will likely bounce their teabagger.

[Mister Ed]

35. See post # 12 above. n/t

[Overseas]

33. K&R and Many Thanks !

[AllyCat]

43. You are welcome. Many days with kids playing in park nearby, watching DVDs in the car

on rainy days, and riding their bikes and scooters while we collected signatures. It's good to see it get this far. Now it's up to the voters.

[Overseas]

61. Yes please!

and thanks again!

[AllyCat]

44. And it keeps getting better: will file against Harsdorf tomorrow!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4819031&mesg_id=4819031

[the_chinuk]

46. K&R for taking Wisconsin back from the people who stole it from you. n/t

[farmboxer]

47. Will Repubs fix the election again? They always get a way with it.

How can Dems get a fair election? Repubs never pay for election fraud..............

[cascadiance]

49. Ann Coulter will be there to help train Republicans on how to vote outside of their district...

[PuffedMica]

50. Democracy at work: Vote 'em in - Vote 'em out

These politicians have to learn they are in office to carry out the will of their constituents. Going against the will of the people can result in replacement.

[PuffedMica]

51. K&R

[Search4Justice]

52. K & R

[MaeScott]

55. K and R.

[juajen]

56. Q?uestion

What will keep the pugs dirty hands out of the election box when these recall elections are counted? Whose guarding the damn hen house?

[AllyCat]

58. Since none of these are in Waukesha County, we might be okay.

But I think people are really watching now because we know they will pull this crap if they can.

[Democracydiva]

60. No thanks to Ed Schultz

who refuses to discuss the problems with the voting machines. When I called into his show (waited an hour to get on)and raised my concerns about the voting machines in WI and in the entire country he yelled at me and said he wasn't going "to go there" and Obama won using the machines. It must be one of his "career killer topics"...