From the WASHINGTON POST:
Tuesday marks the first in a series of recall votes spurred by the high-profile battle over Wisconsin’s collective bargaining law pushed earlier this year by Gov. Scott Walker (R) over the objections of state and national Democrats.
Democratic primaries are being held today to take on all six Republican state senators facing recalls, and the general elections in those races are on August 9th. Three Democratic state senators face recalls; those elections will be held on July 19th and August 16th.
Only one Democrat elected to run against each of the six Republicans. But the state Republican party put forward a “Democratic”candidate in each race, in order to force primaries and give Republican incumbents more time to campaign. Democrats refer to these contenders as “fake” candidates; Republicans prefer “protest” candidates…
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