Utah People's Post

The Latest News from the Beehive State

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Log in
  • National News
    • Female Caseworker Killed & Doctor Shot in Philadelphia
  • State News
    • Car Chase Leads to Drug Arrest
  • Tech & Science
  • Health
    • How to Prepare For Ticks Season
    • Magical Weight Loss Bean Scam
  • Sports
  • Business
You are here: Home / National News / Democrats Struggle With Moderation in Fight Against Scott Walker

Democrats Struggle With Moderation in Fight Against Scott Walker

October 10, 2014 Posted by Contributor

burke_speech

Gov. Scott Walker, the 2010 elected Republican who has managed to push a bill through Legislature effectively eliminating collective bargaining rights for state workers has become the prime target for Democrats. Both unions and their Democratic allies have been attempting to recall the Gov. from office, while Republicans have been trying to recall Democratic legislators. And amid all these battles, voter apathy seems to have been buried and replaced with family quarrels and sundered friendships.

Wisconsin’s leading poll, sponsored by the Marquette University Law School, has shown that almost 33 percent of the state’s voters have stopped talking to someone they know due to political differences in the spring. And in spite of what was going on, Walker survived and became the conservative hero. Now, the governor is attempting to secure a second term in a state that is one of the most politically divided in the United States.

Democrats fear Walker’s choice as it represents a major problem. They have failed once to defeat Walker, in spite of an all-out ideological battle during the recall. So, this time around, party officials considered that the best possible tactic was to woo the middle of the electorate:

“In a midterm election, you need someone more moderate,”

state Sen. Dave Hansen said.

As such, Mary Burke seemed like the perfect candidate for the job: a wealthy former Trek Bicycle Corp. executive and commerce secretary during the state’s last Democratic administration. She also possesses all qualities that Democrats value: she is environmentally conscious, socially liberal, supports businesses and has an entrepreneurial outlook. Burke is therefore the Democratic Party’s hope at swaying the upscale, suburban, college-educated voters.

The Democratic Party candidate also comes alive during economic plan presentations, she fiercely discusses the intricacies of industrial clusters then swiftly moves to a completely different topic, like joking about her father and how he would tell her that he liked to hire his children because of not having to pay them as much.

“It doesn’t matter where ideas come from, whether they’re Democratic or Republican — just whether they’re going to get results,”

Burke says during her campaign speeches.

She has accused Walker of not fulfilling his promise of providing 250,000 new jobs during his first term, claiming that he should have contributed more to improving the state’s weak job market.

And it would seem that this is a battle that the Democrats are winning: according to the most recent Marquette poll, Burke is ahead of Walker 53% to 38% among voters describing themselves as “moderates”. Considering that voters also disagree with Walker on several other major issues, such as minimum wage increase (which he opposes) or expanding the state’s Medicaid program (which he has blocked), Burke may just be a shoe-in for the elections.

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Email

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: burke, college-educated voters, Democrats, election strategies, elections, electorate, governor, mary burke, Medicaid, minium wage, Republicans, scott walker, voters

Woman working out at the gym

Just 23% of Americans Are Working Out Enough in Their Spare Time

June 29, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Poliovirus Therapy Gives Brain Cancer Patients New Hope (Study)

June 29, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

United Airlines airplane

Passenger Mysteriously Dies on United Airlines flight Bound for Boston

June 28, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Breakfast sandwich

Here Are Some Foods No Nutritionist Would Ever Eat

June 27, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Poppy flower

UN Warns of Surge in Opium-based Drugs and Cocaine Supply

June 27, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

U.S.-Canada border

French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border

June 26, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Plus size model

Normalizing Plus Size Could Fuel Obesity Crisis (Study)

June 25, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Giant manta ray

Unique Manta Ray Nursery Spotted off Texas Coast

June 23, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

The rainbow flag

WHO Scraps Transgenderism from List of Mental Illnesses

June 22, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

456 People Dead at U.K. Hospital after Taking too Many Painkillers

June 21, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Kenyan girls dancing

Kenyans Facing Poor Nutrition as Supermarket Shopping Is on the Rise

June 20, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Pages

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Staff
  • Terms and Conditions

Recent Posts

  • Just 23% of Americans Are Working Out Enough in Their Spare Time
  • Poliovirus Therapy Gives Brain Cancer Patients New Hope (Study)
  • Passenger Mysteriously Dies on United Airlines flight Bound for Boston
  • Here Are Some Foods No Nutritionist Would Ever Eat
  • UN Warns of Surge in Opium-based Drugs and Cocaine Supply
  • French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border
  • Normalizing Plus Size Could Fuel Obesity Crisis (Study)

Related Articles

  • U.S.-Canada border

    French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border

    Jun 26, 2018
  • Billboard on Texas Interstate Kindly Asking Liberals to Leave

    Jun 20, 2018
  • U.S. Border Patrol Agents surveying border

    Border Patrol Busts 51K People Trying to illegally Cross Border

    Jun 7, 2018
  • Alabama 4-Year-Old Is Feeding the Homeless in a Superhero Cape

    May 22, 2018
  • Electronic cigarette in man's hand

    Electronic Cigarette Blows Up in Florida Man’s Face, Killing Him

    May 17, 2018
  • CIA Hacking Tool Leaker Faces Child Porn Charges

    May 16, 2018
  • First Lady Melania Trump

    First Lady Melania Trump Recovering from Serious Surgery

    May 15, 2018
  • Mormon Temple in Utah

    Mormons Break 105-year Alliance with the Boy Scouts

    May 10, 2018
  • House Speaker Paul Ryan

    Paul Ryan Denies Dismissing House Chaplain over Politics

    May 4, 2018
  • Baby feet

    Iowa’s Fetal-Heartbeat Bill About to Ban Nearly All Abortions

    May 3, 2018

Categories

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • National News
  • Nature
  • Provo
  • Salt Lake News
  • Science
  • Sports
  • State News
  • Tech & Science
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized
  • West Jordan
  • West Valley City
  • World

Copyright © 2023 utahpeoplespost.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Site Map · Contact