Wisconsin Governor Recall Election Begins

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

The campaign to recall Wisconsin governor Scott Walker will begin on November 15th. The drive needs to obtain a half-million signatures in order to compel a recall election.

According to a report in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, a Walker recall election would only be the third gubenatorial recall election in the nation's history. It is far from a done deal that the vote will occur. Wisconsin voters have not significantly moved from their political positions; Walker, in some quarters, is viewed as somewhat stronger than at the height of the Wisconsin protests.

Less publicized is a recall campaign against four Republican state senators. In the unlikely event the entire quartet is recalled, the Wisconsin state senate will have a slim Democratic majority.