tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post8749054089759782311..comments2024-02-20T19:58:27.733-06:00Comments on Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse: 2014- 1 in, 1 out, 1 to come?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-77009918673179999972013-10-08T18:45:58.158-05:002013-10-08T18:45:58.158-05:00@GeoffT- Correct. But the web of deceit and fina...@GeoffT- Correct. But the web of deceit and finance is still out there. And Vukimir is the keeper of the keys. We've all been watching the Walker shell game moving players around and hoping the attention goes away. Well, at least you, I, James Rowen and Jake have. :)<br />CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833070877059285634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-53073457145139646512013-10-08T17:28:54.530-05:002013-10-08T17:28:54.530-05:00Ah, but United Sportmen of Wisconsin aren't a ...Ah, but United Sportmen of Wisconsin <a href="http://forms.irs.gov/app/pod/basicSearch/search" rel="nofollow">aren't a nonprofit that has filed a 990</a>. Nor do they now have much incentive to be, with the grant having disappeared now.GeoffThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317722272565026078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-76660795229401147792013-10-08T16:10:18.661-05:002013-10-08T16:10:18.661-05:00Thought you might be interested in this article in...Thought you might be interested in this article in relation to your United Sportsmen/Where it's going article. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/07/1244878/-Pictorial-Response-to-Today-s-NYTimes-Koch-Brothers-Expos <br /><br />This in particular: [...Also, for those interested in deep research, you can read the 990 IRS reports for non-profits at http://www.guidestar.org/ You do have to create an account. It's free. I searched for KOCH. ...] <br /><br />Happy researching JakeCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833070877059285634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-8430171938815409742013-10-08T15:00:07.052-05:002013-10-08T15:00:07.052-05:00It seems that Walker settled the ACLU permit lawsu...It seems that <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walker-administration-drops-permit-requirement-for-capitol-protests-b99115870z1-226929951.html" rel="nofollow">Walker settled the ACLU permit lawsuit today</a>. That's not a very Walker-ish thing to do.<br /><br />The last public poll I can find is <a href="http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2013/PPP_Release_WI_917.pdf" rel="nofollow">PPP's from September 13-16</a> which showed Walker with a 4-6 point lead over potential opponents but apparently maxing out under 50. And also a notably lower 18-29, higher 65+ demographic breakdown than the recall and 2010 midterm (which were similar to each other). Perhaps as much as a net 6 points' worth (there's a gender gap there too but not nearly so wide as the age gap).<br /><br />The last three weeks of United Sportsmen coverage, the antics of the GOP in DC and his attempts to distance himself from them leading to <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/scott-walker-resists-federal-order-to-close-parks-during-shutdown" rel="nofollow">making stuff up about how he rebels against Washington</a>, might have hurt him.<br /><br />Before the last few weeks, he wasn't looking to coast but had a reasonably strong position. A backlash against the GOP nationally and a potential negator of his out of state millions looks like it might have him worried. The anti-recall bolt <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/03/1235884/-By-the-numbers-why-Walker-is-easier-to-beat-than-many-seem-to-think" rel="nofollow">that saved him last year</a> has been shot. Any semi-competent challenger can make considerable hay of his ideology-before-jobs agenda. Maybe Burke and Vinehout will argue publicly and loudly about whether Walker's greatest failure is on jobs or the budget: that's the kind of primary I'd buy tickets and popcorn for.<br /><br />I suspect Walker has some pause-giving internal poll on his desk. I've love to see a new Marquette one (which seems to be overdue).GeoffThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317722272565026078noreply@blogger.com