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Barrett wins recall primary election Stage set for WalkerBarrett rematch By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal
The intense political divide that has consumed Wisconsin for the past year will culminate on June 5 when Gov. Scott Walker faces Milwaukee Tom Barrett in an historic gubernatorial recall election. Barrett earned 58 percent of the votes in Tuesday’s statewide primary recall election, followed by Kathleen Falk who received 34 percent. At an election night event in Milwaukee, Barrett promised to “fix Wisconsin.” “We’ve seen billions in tax giveaways to the super rich, while our classrooms suffered the biggest cuts in history,” Barrett said. “And under Scott Walker, Wisconsin lost more jobs than any other state in the entire country.” Walker’s campaign responded
to Barrett’s victory in a statement attacking his tenure as Milwaukee mayor, saying his “record of raising taxes” will not resonate with voters. Next month’s election will be a rematch of the 2010 gubernatorial race, when Walker defeated Barrett 52 to 47 percent. But will history repeat itself? The five Democratic candidates received a combined 670,278 votes and Walker alone received 626,538 in an essentially uncontested race, a number UW-Madison College Republicans Chair Jeff Snow called “significant.” “It shows the base is definitely excited to support walker,” Snow said. Walker has a large lead in campaign finances, having raised $25 million since the beginning of 2011
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett celebrates his victory in Milwaukee with his family and supporters. He will face Gov. Scott Walker in the June 5 recall election.
Barrett celebrates victory, but says ‘the work has only begun’ By Alison Bauter The Daily Cardinal
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On the UW-Madison campus, 65 percent of voters voted for Tom Barrett and 28 percent voted for Kathleen Falk.
Dems unite behind Barrett The losing Democratic candidates in Tuesday’s gubernatorial recall primary urged their followers to rally behind Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett following his victory. Coming in second place with 34 percent of the vote, Kathleen Falk congratulated Barrett and told her supporters to unify against Gov. Scott Walker. “The next four weeks might be the most important in our state’s history, and each one of you has an important role in it,” Falk said at her election night event in
Madison. “Let’s make sure that this people’s movement continues and that our voices are heard across our state and across our nation.” Democratic candidate Kathleen Vinehout also told her supporters to stand behind Barrett, but offered several suggestions for his campaign. “[Barrett] lost in the rural areas and right now there’s a lot of strength that the governor has in those areas, and he also needs
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Supporters cheered as Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett took the stage, congratulating his opponents and condemning Gov. Scott Walker’s “ideological civil war,” after winning Tuesday night’s gubernatorial recall primary. Barrett announced his candidacy just five weeks ago, but secured an early lead against fellow frontrunner former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk despite her significant lead in fundraising and endorsements from major statewide unions. Dane County, which overwhelmingly supported Barrett Tuesday, will be “crucial” for a win in June, said former Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, who attended the Milwaukee celebra-
tion Tuesday. Also “crucial,” Cieslewicz said, is Madison’s large student population. “The students were very involved from the beginning in the protests against Walker’s policies,” he said. “The very first protests at the Capitol were led by teaching assistants.” UW-Madison Young Progressives’ outgoing president Sam Gehler said although his group endorsed Falk in the primary, their support is now fully behind Barrett. “The over-arching goal is that we remove Scott Walker from office June 5,” Gehler said. Although Barrett lost to Walker in the 2010 gubernatorial election, the mayor said Tuesday the recall is “not about the past; it’s
about the future of Wisconsin.” “The work has only begun,” Barrett told supporters. “In the next 27 days, I need you like I’ve never needed you before. And more importantly, this state needs you like it’s never needed you before.” Minutes before statewide polls closed Tuesday, Republican Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Ben Sparks released a press release stating Democrats remain “divided” over Barrett, adding that the mayor “represents nothing more than the failed policies of the past.” Democratic party officials and state union leaders will join Barrett for a press conference Wednesday as Democrats project on a unified front going forward to the statewide recall election June 5.
Student Judiciary elects chief justice for next year By Anna Duffin The Daily Cardinal
The Student Judiciary elected Nick Checker to its chief justice position for the next school year Tuesday. Checker, who served as the vice chief justice in the 2012 spring semester, said one of his main goals as chief justice will be to encourage groups to use the judiciary’s outreach consultant when coming before it.
The outreach consultant position, typically filled by a law student, is designed to assist students or groups who will appear before the SJ through informing them of processes, preparing briefs and representing them in hearings. While the consultant has been under utilized in recent years, Checker said it could be a valuable resource to groups. Current Chief Justice Kate Fifield, who has served in
the position for the past few years, said she is confident in Checker’s abilities to lead the judiciary and is “excited for the future of the organization.” “He has shown a great capacity to learn, which I think is one of the most important qualities of a leader,” Fifield said. “He comes armed with a lot of natural talent that will serve him well.” The judiciary also appoint-
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”