WI Recall

[DanaC]

Having seen the Daily Show this week, I now have some idea of what's been going on in Wisconsin. Interesting political shennanigans.

Basically, under the recall rules the elected guy can be made to refight the election if enough people want a recall. By enough, they mean a fairly small percentage of those who elected him in the first place.

So, having lost the election, in an apparent fit of pique, the democrats decided to force a recall about a year after the original election. Thus imposing on Wisconsin the disruption and expense of a second election, in order to return ...the same result as the first.

[eta] Just checked as was a bit vague on the details, but these were the Governor elections (gubernatorial?)

[classicman]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Having seen the Daily Show this week, I now have some idea of what's been going on in Wisconsin.

THAT made me lol.