Recall

Since the first week of protests, people have been mentioning recalls.  Wisconsin is a state that permits the mechanism of recall on Governors and State Senators.  However they must hold office for a least one year since their last election.  The initial focus was on Governor Scott Walker, however he is not eligible for recall.  Even so people have been collecting pledges to sign a petition once they are able to start collecting signatures, about 8 months from now.  While people are convinced that they can recall him in a year, it is doubtful.  A year is a very long time and great deal can change.  However, as I mentioned state senators can be recalled, and there are eight republicans eligible.

Yesterday the Democratic Party of Wisconsin endorsed recalling state senators and several unions followed their move.  While all eight cannot be recall, three of them appear to be vulnerable.  Petitions are already circulating in their districts and I'm sure that they are identifying candidates to run.  This could have a big impact on Wisconsin.  If at least three republicans are recalled, the balance of power in the senate flips to the Democrats.

The protesters are dedicated to the idea of a recall and will likely push for one against all eligible republicans.  Most of those attempts will likely fail, however if even a few succeed it could impact the balance of power.