Wisconsin Democrats have won the last two of nine state Senate recall elections held over the course of the summer, meaning that the opponents of Governor Scott Walker’s attacks on collective-bargaining rights have prevailed in the majority of recall elections and claimed the majority of votes cast in what many saw as a statewide referendum…
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Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio fills in for Ed Schultz
“Mike Papantonio from Ring of Fire Radio fills in for Big Eddie Monday. John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation, joins the 2nd hour of Monday’s show to discuss Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s proposal to strip nearly all government workers of their collective bargaining rights. Phil Neuenfeldt, President of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, joins the…
Papantonio: Time for Democrats To Fight Back
A few weeks ago, Democrats lost two House seats in special elections that should have been a lock for the Democratic Party. These losses, along with the falling approval rate of President Obama, show that the Party desperately needs to reshape their message before the 2012 elections. Mike Papantonio talks about how to reset the…
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