Heh.
Gov. Tony Evers says he is waiting for a recommendation from his legal team about when to call a special election for the congressional district being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy.
Evers told reporters Thursday that he doesn’t know yet if he will have the special election correspond with the state’s presidential primary in April. There is also state Supreme Court election that day.
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The Democratic Evers said he is more concerned with finding a date that works well for that northwestern Wisconsin congressional district than one that might benefit Democrats.
Uh huh… it should take about eight minutes to check the law regarding calling a special election, pull out a calendar, and pick a date. And that date should be one of the regular election dates coming up so that it isn’t an extra cost for the taxpayers. It’s not that difficult if that is your only consideration.
If, however, you are waiting to see what Democratic candidates are jumping in, allowing party leaders to coalesce behind a favorite and get an organization together, and pick a date that gives the Democrats maximum advantage, then it takes a little longer to decide. It’s certainly Evers’ prerogative to use this duty in a way that gives his party as much advantage as possible. Let’s just not pretend that he’s doing otherwise.
Maybe Evers doesn’t know where district is….
OMG your blinders are so tight. Do you remember a year ago when Walker wasn’t scheduling special elections, and why?
https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/29/wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-calls-special-elections-senate-leader-drops-bill/469000002/
>OMG your blinders are so tight. Do you remember a year ago when Walker wasn’t scheduling special elections, and why?
And from Owen…
>And that date should be one of the regular election dates coming up so that it isn’t an extra cost for the taxpayers
Sounds like your blinders are tighter than anyone ‘roud here. Duhhhhhhhhhh
Jason, did you read the news article that Le Roi linked? What did you learn there?
The date will be the (D) Primary vote in April. So the only things remaining are ‘who’s in?’ and ‘who’s purchasing who’s in?’
What IS interesting is the amount of time it’s taking to find someone with the agenda of Mark Pocan and the electability of Obey in that district.
Nord,
Why is Evers not flying as fast on calling the special election as liberals demanded Walker in that article?
What is that smell?
Oh yeah, liberal cesspool hypocrisy.
k:
I think your comment goes right to the heart of the problem. You can’t, or chose not to read.
The vacancies, that’s right VACANCIES, the walker delayed filling were vacant for 3 months. Duffy is still in office until Sept. 23, 2019.
The odor you are picking up is that of your single brain cell being overloaded by facts.
Evers better move fast if he is going to hold to hypocrite liberal standards on this in calling the election.
No matter what, he is going to set date with Presidential primary to give Democrats an unfair advantage.
And what might those standards be? Following the law, or walkers precedent?
Just want to see the fast standard libs demanded of Walker in calling election.
Want hypocrite liberals to walk their blathering talk for once.
Will you join me in demanding the previous liberal standard here?
Again, read for comprehension.
Nord,
So that is a “no” to ask Evers to hold same standard as liberals demanded of Walker?
No courage.
It is a call for you to read for comprehension rather than just spout your biased opinion.
Plenty of courage here, and I don’t need to hide behind religion to make that claim.
Nord,
So will you agree with my statement?
Reaching across aisle for basic decency.
No. Any again I’ll ask; what standards would those be?
Le Roi, when Walker was playing the game, I wonder if any of the WisGOP piped up with a call for “basic decency.”
If they did, did they get to keep their job? Because in Walker’s world, you build family trees of all your office staff and check those family members against the recall petitions.
The standard laid out in journal article you posted that liberals demanded.
He’s not even out of office. If he held a press conference tomorrow and said he’d changed his mind, what would you say?
k:
Do you mean this standard?
“Walker didn’t call for special elections to fill those seats despite a law that requires them to be held promptly”.
Reporter @RobertMentzer: “Something I learned today that I had not realized: The governor cannot legally call a special election until after Rep. Sean Duffy has actually resigned. I am told no announcement from Evers on that until 9/23 at least.”
Oh please, you libs were far more aggressive than that.
Amazing how passive you have become with Evers.
jjf:
Those amazing facts always cause k to blame others. So predictable.
Nord,
that was blame?
Just observing how passive you have become on special election issues all of a sudden.
Frankly I don’t care when this election is called. Just nailing you for your awful double standad on this one.
You are blaming Evers, and me by association, for following the law (see above). No double “standad”, no passivity, just law abiding, that’s me.
Nord,
No one asked you to advocate violating the law, only be as zealous for enforcing the law as foaming liberals were on Walker.
So far, I am not feeling the urgency form you like the Journal article.
There is no urgency needed as Duffy hasn’t left yet. Jeez, how can you possibly be so dense….?
Waiting for follow-up complaining about dates chosen. Should Evers have declared the election before Duffy had actually resigned?