Great. Just like "Verify the Recall," another thing to make zealots to froth at the mouth.

What type of retaliations would you use this information for? This info has been available through the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign site for years.

Let us arm everyone with bigger stones and see who is the first to throw one.

We might as well join the "Tea-Publican" band wagon !

Did you bother to do a similar search for Walker contributors? I'm guessing not.

Yes, the top donation to Walker came from Beloit, WI

Let's play a fun game called "Context"!

A) Those "top two" contributors are listed first because the web interface is sorting donors with the same contribution amount alphabetically by city. The city they're from is first alphabetically. There were in fact 8 others who gave $10,000, for a total of 10. Three of those ten are from outside of Wisconsin, or 30%. No one has contributed more than $10,000 to Barrett.

B) Taking a look at Walker's donor list, there are 38 (thirty-eight!) donors who contributed MORE than $10,000, the highest amount contributed to Barrett. Of those 38, 22 are from outside Wisconsin, or 57.9%.

C) 59 people who contributed exactly $10,000 to Walker (the same amount of the 10 top donors to Barrett), and of those, 45 were from outside Wisconsin, or 76.3%.

D) The total of all Walker donors contributing $10,000 or more is 97, 67 of which are from out of state, or 69.1%.

So what was that about out-of-state money talking points again?

1.) This is not an all inclusive list--not all donors are included
2.) Scott Walker has received $2.4 million in out of state donations (approximately twice as much as Barrett has raised from out of state sources--and that's a conservative estimate from Walker's very own buddies at Fox News in May).
3.) I find it odd that the vast majority of the Scott Walker donors have no state listed at all in this particular search..how do we know that number isn't even higher?

I find it funny that Scott Walker's supporters constantly cry foul on the out of state money when Walker is benefiting the most from it.

That said--can we please stop this partisan bickering now? Families and friends have been so divided by state politics--it is not HEALTHY. Please go back to the days of a rational and reasoned discourse!

Why would anyone donate to Barrett is the question? It's like betting on the Vikes to win the SuperBowl. I personally don't care where the money comes from. In order to battle the unions and left wing nuts it only levels the playing field.

You seem to have neglected to include the 'context' of the query dates (January through April 24). Note that the query date does not include any data after Barrett won the primary and became the nominee.

Nuitari
Many of those out of state donations came to Scott Walker because they share the same interests as the conservatives in WI. They are helping him fight against the unions who have had a strong hold on WI tax payers for far too long. Public Union beneftis are so far out of line with the private sector it's laughable and an insult to the working families of WI who pay for the public workers salaries, wages, health ins etc. We the conservative tax payers are so damn tired of being bullied by the union bosses and are so excited to have somone like Scott Walker who isn't afraid to stand up to them and say enough is enough. They brought this on themselves. Oh, and you say Gov. Walker is getting money from out of State special interests? Just what do you think the AFLCIO is????? It's one of the largest special interest groups out there- bussing in their union members from out of state all the time to protest here in WI, donating money to our candidates! Who are they kidding?

Thanks to Citizens United, the real story is contributions to Super PACs. The maximum allowable contribution to the candidate, then millions to a Super PAC with a private donor list.

Thanks to Citizens United? I thought that it was Feingold and McCain that paved the way for the SuperPACs...

Really? I could have swore he cut a check...

Oh, that's right - he donated to Hari Trivedi!

And it says I gave a heck of alot less than I did.

I think that was the cheese he cut, not a check...

Note, the donation time period is January through April 24, so if you donated after that...

I loved the picture, the other 1/2 of his face is the Devil.

"The data, which is from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, does not include contributions for political action committees or expenditures made on behalf the candidates bout outside groups."

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Patch didn't compile the list. It's just accessing a list compiled by the GAB. I doubt Patch has the resources to gather information regarding corporate/business/union or other special interest contributions.

Really? Union workers opt to contribute to their fundraising arms.

Really? The SEIU, AFL-CIO, UAW, and other unions know that they can’t survive without compulsory union dues taken automatically from worker’s paychecks. They don’t have enough people who are willing to voluntarily support them any longer. They are overwhelmingly dependent on coercion: both forced unionization and forced union dues.

The politicians they support are dependent on member dues being funneled into political contributions for candidates and causes that workers have little to no say over. In fact, the future of the Democratic party is largely dependent on union contributions, the loss of which would critically cripple their political machine.

Sorry Bren, if you were really told that, someone is misleading you. A large percentage of your union dues go to the political campaigns of left wing candidates.

I totally agree.

I completely agree!

Oh, get a life. Because that's such a great picture of Tom Barrett? Go run around the block and burn off some of your righteous indignation.

This isn't news. Patch isn't a news site. This is for fun. This is supposed to be fun. Have fun with it. Look up your neighbors. It's no different than scrutinizing who's walking up and down the block or trying to figure out who let their dog crap on your lawn (if you live in Greenfield, I have a lead for you on that....)

Relax. You're retired.

Everyone is real scared Bill.

@Bill
When you say "the chicken are coming home to roost", are referencing the large number union operatives coming to Wisconsin to gain residency and vote in the up coming recall election?

@J.B. -- Do you have some actual proof for that?

@Randy
For this recall proof and facts come secondary to assumptions and accusations.

@J.B. -- In other words, you're talking out of a place lower than your hat.

Why did this page disappear for a short time?

@Randy
No different then every liberal who has attempted to paint Walker as anti-women. No different then any liberal who has distorted the jobs numbers. No different then any liberal claiming this recall is because they can't adjust to change. No different then any liberal claiming they know some inside information to accuse Walker of wrong doing for the John Doe investigation.

The fact is you have no proof to say I am wrong. We have Wisconsin residents ready to vote in a union driven recall, not because the state is worse off (as no economic numbers indicate that); but because of political ideology. If that isn't out of place, than nothing is.

Wrong, J.B. There is a difference between interpreting facts and the facts not existing at all. The 'fact' is that legislation has been signed that some feel will negatively affect Wisconsin women. The legislation has been passed. There is a John Doe investigation going on. Whether it will ultmately point a finger at Scott Walker is a matter of conjecture. But there IS an investigation going on.

What I asked you for was proof that union people are moving into Wisconsin in order to be eligible to vote in the recall. Where did you pull that from? Has there been a sudden influx of people moving into the state, over and above our usual rate? Facts, man.

@Randy
That is plain stupidity what you have presented. You are picking half truths and making assumptions. The law was assumed to help women, it never did nor is there proof it would have ever in the future, not to mention the act was already illegal. Their is no proof that Scott Walker has anything to do with the John Doe, yet we are to assume he has a stash of secret emails that implicate him.

Hence, we know for a fact that unions have brought people in from out of state to help, just as they did in Ohio. Therefore, as you have presented assumptions based on partial truths; I will do the same and say they are gaining residence. I am equally as truthful as you.

The words liberals and facts do not belong in the same sentence.

Nice link D/S. If you go here: http://front.moveon.org/ you can see scot in action.

@Jim How did you come to this conclusion --- what factual instances do you know of?

On the other hand, how many union supporters have been beaten by factory management thugs?

Better yet -- how many union supporters have been Killed by Government Thugs supporting factory owners --- just about a mile from where I sit in Bayview, 7 people were shot dead by the state national guard under orders from the governor who gave them an order to "shoot to kill" --- and they were shot at two hundred yards, which is about twice the distance that an average deer hunter would shoot at a deer from --- hardly a clear and present danger, except to the union supporters !!

Check out the history books, this happened all over the country during the 1900's when unions were organizing.

Corporate management is a bit nicer now --- they just say we are cutting your pay by a 1/3 and freezing wages and charging you more for less health care --- or we'll just close the factory and you will be out of work.

David T - Wow, you know your history and where you sit in Bay View. In fact, I too have been known to sit in Bay View with a tasty glass of amber nectar before me.

Regardless, what does that have to do with anything going on now? 2012? Nevermind mind the nectar.

David, read of the Bayview shootings in the Wisconsin Historical Society and the situation resulted in one death, a bystander was killed by a stray bullet.

The case of vandalism occurred in Woodbury after a resident had a discussion with a supporter of a liberal candidate. His house was vandalized that night.

The nature of a liberal is more prone to act out their feelings, makes them a liberal. Conservatives on the other hand are more controlled and less apt to act out on feelings.

Well 8x as many people donated to Walker as Barrett in my area so I think your in trouble. I just checked my hometown and not one person donated to Barrett. Nice!

Typical Liberal FIB. No job, free room and board for 90 days, yet still able to get Government assistance. If he is able to screw up this election, he will go home to Illinois where the grass is so much greener.
This is why I tell people do not trust the polls, every vote counts. It is a statistical dead heat and every Republican needs to cast their vote of affirmation for Scott Walker.
I wonder how long the recount will take? How long will the courts take to make a decision? You know that is where the Unions are going to pour their money.