@St. Swithin
Since some 2 million votes were cast in the last Governor election; do you really think that I assumed those totals were all we had to work with on the actual election. Walker needed 30K votes, most Republicans understood that. The fact that he got over 600K shows his base is energized and I argue, more energized than the Dems.

I think there was a cross-over vote for Falk that may put Walker over the top, in raw numbers.
But this is still just a primary, it has no effect on the general election.

@Bren
"I'm convinced that the 20-something who ran against him in the primary or even Gladys would bring more passion and focus to the job than Walker would"

Obviously, that's why they got 5K and 20K votes statewide.

"I'm convinced that the 20-something who ran against him in the primary or even Gladys would bring more passion and focus to the job than Walker would"

If you haven't noticed that passion Walker has brought to the job, and the return passion his overwhelming voter support has for him in a otherwise meaningless Republican primary, then your eyes are hopelessly wide shut, Bren.

Walker has passion for his career and for serving his benefactors. I am of course referring to passion for serving the people of Wisconsin.
"Eyes hopelessly wide shut" i believe refers more properly to people who are in denial about the facts of the Walker administration.

Just our way of dancing around and banging drums, like a bunch of idiots.

Yes Greg , and that event way back happen to be voted on with a highly contested state wide Senate race which motivated voters. What Walker Achieved in a basically uncontested primary is unprecedented. Just to give some perspective . Obama had his Wisconsin Primary where he was running vs no one. His vote total was 275,281. Clearly, when Conservatives turn out 626,538 votes when Walker had only a token candidate opposing him proves he has all his base voting and many working for him.

Sorry, Lyle, but Belling is on in the afternoon. So you couldn't have been listening very carefully. Makes me wonder about the credibility of other things you say :P

@Lyle
I won't disagree that there is little chest pounding going here; however, Walker's voting totals surprised even the Republican pundits.

@GearHead...You're right, it was Charlie Sykes.

@Brian Dey...Just hateful and tacky!

What was tacky Lyle? Unioncrats? Or the Beating Walker's going give Barrett. Neither were hateful, just fact.

@Brian Dey...."this time will be worse than the beating he took at State Fair Park."

No worse than some of the hate-filled things said about Walker during the past year and a half.

But seriously, Barrett is an empty suit and until he actually says something of substance, I have no respect for him. Sorry if that offends you Lyle, but you've said some pretty hafe-filled things about me as well.

@Lyle, In case you forgot, Barrett shamelessly ran TV ads utilizing pictures of himself in the hospital to strike a sympathetic chord for himself. What would the point of that be? Vote for me because I got beat up? Now that, my friend, is what tacky is all about. But then again, he has nothing else to run on. So do you wanna bet he'll run those pics again?

The beating he took at State Fair is a good excuse for him to claim brain damage. He attacks Walker but subconsciously uses Walker's tools as his own.
I don't think it is hateful to remind people of Barrett's ass kicking(s).
I don't think it is tacky to say he will have his ass pounded yet again.
He might be one of them closet Liberals living a double life....
Tacky or truth?

You see Lyle, Tom Barrett is everything opposite I stand for. I have devoted my life to helping others, never seeking anything from it but the personal satisfaction that I in someway made a difference. The world is made up of leaders, followers and those seeking fame.

I too, remember how he shamelessly used the only act of courage I can associate with him, to pat himself on the back for political gain. That is not only shameless, but turned what could have been a defining moment in his life, into a pathetic display of self-indulgence.

So to me, it neither tacky, nor hate-filled. It goes against the core of my being. You should know by now Lyle, that I don't put out one-liners without a deeper meaning behind it.

But if you want to talk about his record, please tell me or point to one thing in all of his political career where he was a leader. Just one thing. I've looked and can find nothing.

Leaders are take charge individuals who judge themselves based accomplishments, getting others to join their cause, and get people to believe in them. On our side, Walker is that leader. He inspires us. It is not just because he was anybody but Doyle. He had a plan; he executed it; calculated the reults; calculated the risks; and did it knowing that some people weren't going to be happy. He did it because he knew it was right and knew it would work. That is a leader. Barrett has none of those traits.

@Brian Dey...I won't question your altruism since it something no one else could possible know. As far as I'm concerned, I also don't care about your ideology. If the truth were to be told, I don't think it matters who wins the governor's race. My only desire is to see the Senate change majorities and the Democrats take control of that chamber. That will put a stop to the conservative steamroller.

I dont think anyone could argue with a straight face that Taxing Tom Barrett is a leader. He is a career politician and his only true goal in life appears to be to hold public office. He certainly has a terrible record in Milwaukee , but in far too many big cities they simply vote for the (D) - no matter what they do. Ignorance is bliss in Milwaukee. Far too many their are drinking from the public trough like Tom because they don't want a real job or the problems they inflict on their supporters.

Hurling insults at those you disagree with makes you look incredibly intelligent, Brian Dey. Did you learn those terms on TalkRadio, which could quite accurately be called HateRadio because it certainly bashes progressives far more than it uplifts conservatives, and has been proven to be appealing only to those with low IQs?
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/new-study-reveals-that-stupidity-can-make-you-conservative-and-racist/question-2421029/

Tom Barrett took a beating at State Fair Park standing up for a common citizen. You use that within an insult? That shows your character. You would NEVER catch Scott Walker standing up for someone in a dangerous situation. It's beneath him. Tom Barrett also gave a young girl a ride to safety when she had car trouble on I-43 in the early 1990's. It wasn't the days of cell phones but he offered to go call for help or give her a ride to safety and didn't have to stop in traffic to help, but did. This kind of character who cares for human beings is the kind we need, not the kind who cares about his popularity and who is buying his caviar.
We don't need someone who thinks they are above their contituents.
If you do, then go for it. I'll agree to disagree with you, but I won't call you names or use positive references as a modifier to improve my argument for my politics.

@Alicia Smokowicz -- Do you have any facts to back that up, are are you just regurgitating what you hear the other conservatives saying?

Now me, I like to know my taxes are going to help someone who really needs it, or to pay for vital municipal services, rather than for tax breaks for businesses.

Yes. He was the impetus for a renewed interest in bar jokes involving "flabber gas."

LOL you cant name one thing ! Nice try Jaime.

You are trying to argue what he WOULD do . He been a career politician and you cant name a single accomplishment ? Amazing!

Tom Barrett's campaign music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfWEPu0w-7w&feature=youtu.be

$$, Wrong again. JFK wouldn't be elected in his own party because they would label him a conservative. Cut taxes and was strong on defense.

Considering where taxes were at the time he cut them, Democrats wouldn't object. Being strong on defense is great -- just not at the expense of the other domestic issues. You guys don't get it -- all we want is a little balance here.

Balance to me means eliminating hundreds of domestic programs that either are not working, or are working contrary to their own stated purpose. An EPA that harshly penalizes business for spitting on the sidewalk, yet holds its nose (and shuts its eyes) when MMSD pumps billions of gallons of poo water into the lake comes to mind.