Wis. Democrats Nearly Halfway to Recall Signature Goal

<p>Wisconsin Democrats have collected more than 56,000 signatures in two weeks to hold recall elections of eight Republican state senators who backed cutting out public employees’ freedom to bargain for a better life. That’s 45 percent of the total needed and supporters still have at least six weeks before the deadline.  </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/nearly-half-of-signatures-collected-to-recall-wisconsin-gop-state-senators-dems-say/2011/03/03/ABhVvQV_blog.html">Greg Sargent</a> writes in today’s Washington Post, this quick success is a sign that the Republican tactic of using a procedural maneuver to rig a vote on the measure has only increased the momentum for recalls and is a sure sign the issue is not over.</p> <p>After a massive rally of more than 100,000 this past weekend in Madison and reports that money is coming in at a fast clip for the recall drive, the signs are clear that working people are enthusiastic and determined to take back their state from the corporate interests.      </p> <p>Read Sargent’s report <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/nearly-half-of-signatures-collected-to-recall-wisconsin-gop-state-senators-dems-say/2011/03/03/ABhVvQV_blog.html">here</a>.</p>