According to The Washington Post, Democrats in Wisconsin have submitted over a million recall petitions against Governor Scott Walker (Weiner, 2012, January 17). If you're keeping track, that's nearly 500,000 more than required to force a recall; which should give Democrats a bunch of wiggle room should some signatories be deemed ineligible.
But all that aside, here is what I find really interesting: Walker's 2010 victory of 52.25% over Barrett brought out only 1,128,941 Republican supporters ("2010 Fall General"). While 128,941 is still a great deal, that's essentially the group of people the recall will be fought over. Whether or not Democrats will be able to increase the independent vote in its favor or shave moderates off the Republican side is still up for grabs, but at least one thing is for sure: this is going to be an exceedingly interesting and lively recall.
Get your popcorn!
"2010 Fall General Election Results Summary - Post-Recount [PDF]." (2010, December 1). Madison, WI: Government Accountability Board.
Weiner, R. (2012, January 17). Over a million signatures filed to force recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The Washington Post.
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