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News & ArtsTuesday, June 5, 2012
Election Conspiracy Theorists, Start Your Engines!
Posted by Goldy on Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Madison City Clerk tells me turnout is on pace to hit 119% in Madison, adding "That would be unprecedented."
— Amy at WTDY(@AmyBarrilleaux) June 5, 2012
Um, so how do you get 119 percent voter turnout? Same-day voter registration.
The polls suggest Governor Scott Walker will survive the recall, but the polls are only as good as their likely voter model. High turnout usually favors Democrats, so if turnout is as high as has been reported, one has to consider that good news for Democrat Tom Barrett.
[via Kos]
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Fuck. Yes. Fingers crossed.
I know we've been getting a ton of same-day voter registrations here (and Republicans have been trying to interfere in various ways), so I'd believe it.
I know we've been getting a ton of same-day voter registrations here (and Republicans have been trying to interfere in various ways), so I'd believe it.
2
I see polls close there in about a half hour. I hope they have comprehensive and definitive exit polling so the news media can call it early!
I'm hoping for a headline, "Walker Run Out."
I'm hoping for a headline, "Walker Run Out."
4
With 30% of the vote counted, Walker is winning by a fucking humongous margin (60/40). Just in case anybody cares.
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