Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Wisconsin Votes Today - polls close at 9:00 PM ET and the results will surely have national implications in this recall election.  The divide is huge between Republican Governor Scott Walker and Democratic candidate; Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.  The Journal-Sentinel has more here.

This is a rematch of the election won by Walker by 5 points in 2010.  Polls show Walker leading by 3 points.

Also up for election today is 4 state senate seats, where Democrats need only to win one of the races to gain a majority.

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Partisan Polarization Worst in 25 Years - hardly a surprise to the results from the survey done by PEW Research. The partisan gap has doubled in the twenty-five years since PEW began this survey, with the largest gaps increasing during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations.  PEW Research has more here.

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Obama Campaign Releases Their Electoral Map - with eight  swing states: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, New Hampshire, and Colorado.  You can read more here.

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Senate To Vote on Paycheck Fairness Act Today - it is not expected to overcome a Republican filibuster.  Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) has led the charge for this bill in what Democrats hope will help them with women voters in the fall elections.  The Washington Post has more here.

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Clinton Ties Republican Economic Policy to Austerity Measures in Europe - which I have been writing about for weeks.  The German led austerity measures have resulted in a new President in France, along with economic and political turmoil in Greece, severly impacting the global economy.  Former president Bill Clinton made the correlation during a fundraiser in New York last night for President Obama.  TheHill.com has more here.

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Watch Closely California Primaries Today - due to the latest referendum passed in the state, all candidates will appear on a single ballot, with the top two candidates moving on to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.  At least ten Representatives elected or reelected in 2010 will be out.  Will the nonpartisan congressional elections catch on elsewhere?  RollCall.com has more here.

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NY Governor Cuomo Proposes Decriminalizing Marijuana - the Governor is one who is rumored to be on the 2016 Democratic presidential hopeful list.  What is being proposed would only affect marijuana in public view and not decriminalize smoking it.  CNN.com has more here.

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