MAY 9, 2012 10:54AM
ReMatch! Barrett to Face Walker in Historic Wisconsin Recall Election
Wisconsin voters chose Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to run against incumbent Governor Scott Walker in the first gubernatorial recall election in the state's history. It has been 450 days since the first protests against Walker's bill to strip state workers of collective bargaining rights sparked massive protests and an 18 day occupation of the Capitol building.


Salon.com
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A victory against Walker will be enormous, both for Occupy Wall Street and the liberal-progressive movement. The defeat of Richard Lugar also bodes extremely well, as the Tea Party has been threatening to split from the GOP. Even if it stays inside the tent, it will produce candidates like Christine O'Donnell or Sharon Angle, translating into more Democratic victories in the House and Senate.
The actions in Wisconsin have to be about of the same magnitude as the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. And a Wisconsin victory will provide momentum for struggles in other states and communities.
Of course, all that is possible-- if everyone in Wisconsin works like hell and if everyone in the US supports their efforts financially and any other way that they can.