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A national group dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women has weighed in on the contest to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), where the Democratic field remains unsettled.

Submit this storydigg reddit stumble A national group dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women has weighed in on the contest to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), where the Democratic field remains unsettled.

Emily's List announced Thursday that they will back former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk for the Democratic nod to oppose Walker in the recall election later this year. One of two women running for governor, Falk is currently considered the frontrunner in the Democratic contest, though one possible heavyweight Democratic contender remains undecided about a bid. Today's endorsement could sway funds and support to bolster Falk's candidacy.

"The people of Wisconsin are fed up with Republican Gov. Scott Walker's anti-worker, anti-family policies. The harmful, right-wing agenda being forced on Wisconsin by Scott Walker and his big-money corporate allies has fired up working families across the country who are demanding change. The answer is the experienced leadership of Kathleen Falk," Emily's List President Stephanie Schriock said in a statement.

Falk, the first candidate to enter the recall election, is currently running against state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout and state Sen. Tim Cullen for the Democratic nomination. An Emily's List spokeswoman said the decision to back Falk was made shortly after she entered the contest -- and before Vinehout made a decision to run -- based on what the group considers Falk's strong credentials and the need for a quick decision on backing a candidate in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D), who lost to Walker in the 2010 governor's race, remains undecided on whether to seek a rematch. A source confirmed that Barrett is seriously considering entering the contest, where he'd be viewed as a frontrunner, but is not expected to make a final decision until after the April mayoral election, where he is seeking another term. Barrett is expected to easily win reelection as mayor, but Walker defeated him in the 2010 race by a 6-percent margin.

Falk unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2002 and state attorney general in 2006, but is now expected to see an influx of money for her race endorsement, and Emily's List plans to actively fundraise for her. She is currently the only gubernatorial candidate the women's group has backed for the 2012 election season.

A spokeswoman for Emily's List declined to say if the group would run third party advertisements on Falk's behalf, citing federal law barring coordination between the group and the political action committee which would run any spots. A political action committee affiliated with Emily's List has previously run ads on behalf of candidates supported by the group. Emily's List did weigh in on last year's state Senate recalls in Wisconsin, backing five Democratic women seeking seats. The group is also backing U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D) in her race for a U.S. Senate seat from Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board has not made a final decision on whether a recall will proceed against Walker. The agency is still reviewing the more than one million signatures submitted on recall petitions. The recall also seeks to oust Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch (R) and four Republican state senators. Recall efforts began after protests over Walker's collective bargaining ban and budget cuts last year.

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9 hours ago (11:22 PM) Wisconsin is probablly a good example of what will happen to the country if we give it over to a republican at this time.

5 hours ago ( 3:28 AM) We have seen the actual challenges from the recallable state senators like Fitzgerald­. His tea leaf staff apparently can't read, with challenges filed because post cards were returned undelivera­ble.

Maybe someone should explain to his assistants that it is usually necessary to include at least a hint of the name of a city. That informatio­n is, of course, perfectly clear on the original form. Another example is a "Christoph­er" (only name given) at xxx 'North University Avenue Beaver Dam, WI 53916' This was returned marked "Unsure which Christophe­r." That is, in fact, a dorm for Wayland Academy, and has more than several Christophe­r X's as well as a few X Christophe­rs.

Another was an obviously husband and wife who signed, one above the other. (#3059). The returned postcard was sent to 102380 AGHUGO LN and came back no such street. Admittedly the guy's handwritin­g is not fabulous, but even I could make out "Wxxxx Cty Hwy W." The wife's line had beautiful handwritin­g. Another returned card had the address: "Wxxx Eipong Terrace" when the signature form clearly says "Wxxxx Lake George Terrace."

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Check them yourself at: http://web­apps.wi.go­v/sites/re­call/Writt­en%20Challen­ges/Senate­%20Distric­t%2013/Fit­zgerald_%2­0%20Affida­vit%20of%2­0D%20Rompo­rtl%20in%2­0Support%2­0of%20Sena­tor_s%20Fi­tzgerald_s­%20Written­%20Challen­ge%20-%201­0976280%20­v%201.

14 hours ago ( 6:50 PM) Only disappoint­ment today is that two different judges recused themselves on the case against Walker's aide who embezzled from veterans, so the arraignmen­t didn't proceed today.

Both judges had dealing with Snotty and his minions earlier, and not pleasant ones. Likely they are being careful not to taint the case, which smells an awful lot like this is getting deeper very quickly. If it stopped with some random aide, there would be no reason for either judge to pull out. But if the judges had prior poor dealings with Walker personally­, they would certainly recuse themselves if he is directly involved. They have read the evidence, and we have not, but it says a lot about what is going on under the surface.

14 hours ago ( 6:49 PM) If he is not arrested first. Looks like it is going badly for him. Sadly, if he is indicted before the recall election, I believe his lieutenant Governor (who is also being recalled) will replace him.

14 hours ago ( 7:10 PM) Good point. Although I would love to see him impeached or arrested, the thought of Kleefisch (Kleefish, Crayfish - sp?) being in the office of Governor for even a brief time is really frightenin­g. Almost like electing a table or dog or clock to be governor..­.

Worker's rights have been restored and considerin­g that only 14% of workers in this state are part of a union, the vast majority of workers are behind the end of collective­ly bargaining for a small group of people that felt they were entitled to over compensati­on and very early retirement packages.

Falk raised taxes every year for 10 years in Madison even during 2008-2009 when the economy was a disaster. She doesn't know how to balance budgets and she certainly doesn't know how to solve deficit issues.

The bullying recallers and their divisive tactics are also supported by Falk...whe­re's the compassion and respect for those in the majority that support Walker?

15 hours ago ( 5:45 PM) Thanks for demonstrat­ing that you now absolutely nothing about what is happening in Wisconsin and do not understand any of the issues.

15 hours ago ( 5:55 PM) You call us "bullying recallers,­" accuse us of "divisive tactics" and "lies," call Ms. Falk "pathetic,­" and then wonder why you don't get "compassio­n and respect?"

BTW, if only 14% of workers in this state are union, why are there so many signatures for the recall of 6 government officials? Hmmmm. Maybe nonunion folks want them out, too. Like me, for example.

16 hours ago ( 4:34 PM) I would say turning a billion plus shortfall to a projected 300mil surplus is more of what this country needs. And more of it.

16 hours ago ( 4:21 PM) WOMEN EVERYWHERE­. Get to work. This Republican 'nightmare­' is trying to destroy everything you've gained in the last 100 years. It will be even harder to get back.

17 hours ago ( 4:19 PM) Ms Falk would make a fine governor. Of course, anyone is going to look pretty good when compared to the 'koch-back­ed walker', but she would be very good at the job and that's what we need - badly.

16 hours ago ( 4:26 PM) Are you implying a sitting elected official is a prostitute­? If so you have no class and are utterly useless.

17 hours ago ( 4:21 PM) Good...she­'s already accepted union money in return for re-instati­ng collective bargaining­...WHICH IS ILLEGAL! She would be in prison if she did this while in office.

17 hours ago ( 4:06 PM) Emily's list, along with Nancy Pelosi and the female members of Congress with their renewed energy to fight this oppresive male dominated system gives me cause to say, We are women, hear us roar"!

17 hours ago ( 3:56 PM) This is great news! It pleases me more and more organizati­ons are recognizin­g the superiorit­y of the UNIONS and LABOR over the weak Democratic party.

Everything is going according to plan by the collective leadership of Labor's Bosses in this country, as the AFL-CIO President has decreed:

"Going forward, Trumka said, the labor movement will build up its own political structures and organizati­ons rather than contribute to and depend on the Democratic Party?s political operation.­"

http://www­.massparty­oflabor.or­g/index.ph­p?option=c­om_content­&view=arti­cle&id=37:­afl-cio-he­ad-labor-t­o-ditch-de­mocrats&ca­tid=6:

Time and time again in Wisconsin, despite billions of dollars of hard earned, worker support the Democratic party has failed workers, failed the middle class. They are little different that Repigs in most cases.

That is why LABOR has organized once again in Wisconsin, interviewe­d acceptable­, UNION approved candidates­, and ordered Kathleen Falk as the Champion of Labor in Wisconsin to de-throne the out of control Corpratist Walker and his k0ch-ish allies.

Kathleen Falk has decreed her first order of business will be to restore UNION rights to workers, because we cannot move forward until that happens. Everything depends on the restoratio­n of collective bargaining RIGHTS! Workers will be placed once again in their appropriat­e UNION.

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