Last night, former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. David Obey told MSNBC's Cenk Uygur for the first time, "It is apparent to me that if the governor does not engage in meaningful compromise, he will be recalled.”
This is big news. Governor Walker's poll numbers are tanking -- and the idea of recalling him and Republican senators is now a completely mainstream idea.
Today, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America announced that after raising $500,000 from over 23,700 grassroots donors, we're expanding our Wisconsin TV ad buy for the third time -- this time, we're expanding in the districts of the top 3 Republicans up for recall! We're going to keep pushing their poll numbers down.
Click here to see the ad -- and chip in $3 to help us keep holding Walker and Republican senators accountable on Wisconsin TV!
Talking Points Memo reported the news this morning:
A coalition of progressive groups are taking their threats to recall several Republican members of the state Senate in Wisconsin to the next level this week.
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy For America say they've raised more than a half million dollars from a TV ad the groups have been running in two Wisconsin media markets for a week. Now they plan to take that money and refocus their attention on recalling three Republican Senators...
The state Democratic party recently geared up their own recall effort.
"They are the ground forces," PCCC co-founder Adam Green told TPM. "Our ads provide air cover."
The next steps for the PCCC/DFA effort include "a large six digit buy" expanding the TV ad through the next week. The ad has been running in Milwaukee and Madison. Now it will expand to cover the districts of three Republican state Senators who can currently be recalled under Wisconsin law: Sens. Randy Hopper (Green Bay), Alberta Darling (Milwaukee) and Dan Kapanke (La Crosse).
PCCC and DFA said the buy will expand further in the coming days.
Click here to chip in $3 to and help us this ad on the air!
More from TPM:
"Thanks to people-powered fundraising at WarOnWorkingFamilies.com, these Republican senators won't know what hit them," Green told TPM in an email, referring to the online fundraising campaign that's paid for the Wisconsin ad. "As Republican poll numbers continue to plummet, the choice for these senators is clear: Vote no on Walker's budget or be booted from office."
It's crucial we keep the heat on Walker and his allies while they're on the ropes -- click to chip in $3 to keep this ad on TV in Wisconsin. (Even if you donated $3 before, please consider donating $3 again. We can keep the pressure on Republicans as long as people keep fueling this ad.)