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Wis. Democrats defeat 'fake' candidates in primary
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press The Associated Press
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 3:28 AM EDT
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All six Democrats prevailed in primary races on Tuesday against candidates put on the ballot by the Republican Party. Those fake Democrats ran in order to delay the general election for the incumbents until Aug. 9.
Democrats decried the tactic, saying it would confuse voters.
But the fake candidates didn't actively campaign, and five of the six real Democratic candidates won with at least 65 percent of the vote, based on unofficial results. A sixth won with 54 percent in a hotly contested district in western Wisconsin that has attracted a lot of outside spending for the general election.
The stakes are huge. If the Democrats gain three seats, they will take majority control away from the Republicans and be in a position to stop Walker and the GOP's agenda.
Wisconsin Democratic Party spokeswoman Gillian Morris was buoyed by the results.
"The voters of Wisconsin have rejected the Republicans' dirty tricks, despite their best efforts to turn out voters in these primaries for fake candidates," she said.
In Tuesday's closest race, Shelly Moore defeated Isaac Weix, a Republican on the ballot as a Democrat who had previously run twice before and lost as a GOP candidate for the state Assembly. The St. Croix County Republican Party sent emails and paid for phone calls on behalf of Weix in the 10th District, urging Republicans to support him in the Democratic primary.
Moore, a 37-year-old Ellsworth public school teacher from River Falls in western Wisconsin, said she expected the race to be close given spending on the race from outside interest groups. She said the results won't change her approach toward taking on Republican Sen. Sheila Harsdorf in the general election.
Morris, the Democratic Party spokeswoman, said she wasn't concerned about how tight the Moore race turned out to be.
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press The Associated Press
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 3:28 AM EDT
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A voter in Glendale, Wis., casts a ballot in a Democratic primary on Thursday, July... (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde)
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Police: NYC boy's remains found in fridge, trashPoll: Upbeat baby boomers say they're not old yetNYPD questioning man in missing boy's deathWis. Democrats defeat 'fake' candidates in primaryProsecutors face daunting task in 1957 murder caseMore US NewsMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats didn't get faked out in the first of four elections in Wisconsin over the next month that will determine whether anger over Gov. Scott Walker's anti-union proposal will translate into a loss of power for Republicans in the Statehouse.
All six Democrats prevailed in primary races on Tuesday against candidates put on the ballot by the Republican Party. Those fake Democrats ran in order to delay the general election for the incumbents until Aug. 9.
Democrats decried the tactic, saying it would confuse voters.
But the fake candidates didn't actively campaign, and five of the six real Democratic candidates won with at least 65 percent of the vote, based on unofficial results. A sixth won with 54 percent in a hotly contested district in western Wisconsin that has attracted a lot of outside spending for the general election.
The stakes are huge. If the Democrats gain three seats, they will take majority control away from the Republicans and be in a position to stop Walker and the GOP's agenda.
Wisconsin Democratic Party spokeswoman Gillian Morris was buoyed by the results.
"The voters of Wisconsin have rejected the Republicans' dirty tricks, despite their best efforts to turn out voters in these primaries for fake candidates," she said.
In Tuesday's closest race, Shelly Moore defeated Isaac Weix, a Republican on the ballot as a Democrat who had previously run twice before and lost as a GOP candidate for the state Assembly. The St. Croix County Republican Party sent emails and paid for phone calls on behalf of Weix in the 10th District, urging Republicans to support him in the Democratic primary.
Moore, a 37-year-old Ellsworth public school teacher from River Falls in western Wisconsin, said she expected the race to be close given spending on the race from outside interest groups. She said the results won't change her approach toward taking on Republican Sen. Sheila Harsdorf in the general election.
Morris, the Democratic Party spokeswoman, said she wasn't concerned about how tight the Moore race turned out to be.
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