As is the case with any important election, events are happening fast as we approach the final weekend prior to the crucial Tuesday April 5 vote that will ultimately decide the future of Wisconsin for a generation to come. In one corner, you have sitting State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, a reliable 4-to3 tie-breaking vote in favor of judicial restraint. In the other corner, Joanne Kloppenburg, a die-hard lefty with zero judicial experience who has all but promised the state’s thuggish public unions that she will be their firewall in stopping Governor Walker’s reforms via judicial fiat.
We all know Democrats and public unions plays dirty. That’s not the question. The question is only how dirty, and in their bid to get Kloppenburg on the court, they played it as dirty as anyone can — going so far as to exploit a victim of sexual abuse. Here’s a disgusting smear that’s been airing non-stop in Wisconsin for a week now:
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The ad buy was for a full $3 million but immediately upon release the victim, Troy Merryfield, asked Kloppenburg to call for the ad to be taken down, calling it “offensive, inaccurate, and out of context.” Incredibly, Kloppenburg refused, and residents of my home state tell me that as of yesterday the smear was still airing ad nauseum on every channel.
Obviously disgusted with the Left shamelessly exploiting what was obviously as traumatic and painful an experience anyone can go through, Merryfield bravely took to the airwaves today with a devastating ad that Milwaukee talk radio host Charlie Sykes has learned is part of a massive buy:
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Other things are happening as well, not all of them good. Obviously timed for maximum effect, former Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey — a Democrat — abruptly resigned as honorary co-chair of the Prosser campaign last night and endorsed Kloppenburg. A stunning betrayal … but this is what Democrats do.
The good news is that yesterday, after an unprecedented public scolding from the Department of Justice, the Dane County (Madison) District Attorney’s office finally stopped dragging its feet and charged a Wisconsin teacher for sending vile death threats to GOP lawmakers.
Moreover, the local television media in the state has finally gotten around to covering the outright extortion of local businesses by the unions — coverage that focuses on terrified small business owners intentionally put in an unwinnable situation by these remorseless thugs. In this economy, to say these proprietors are worried a public boycott would be an understatement. The good news is that once word got out, business actually increased as people stopped by to show their support and spend a little money. That includes some rank-and-file union members obviously embarrassed by what’s being done in their name.
That’s what you call a backlash.
Unfortunately, my sources tell me that internal polling doesn’t look good for Prosser, but things are happening fast and obviously turnout will be the crucial deciding factor.
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