Scott Walker On Voter ID: ‘Doesn’t Matter If There’s One, 100, or 1,000’

FILE - In this March 31, 2011 file photo, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) answers questions from the media after reading to Anna Greenman's third grade class at Hope Christian school Prima in Milwaukee, Thursday, March 31, ... FILE - In this March 31, 2011 file photo, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) answers questions from the media after reading to Anna Greenman's third grade class at Hope Christian school Prima in Milwaukee, Thursday, March 31, 2011. Wisconsin’s Republican governor and state lawmakers are facing increasing pressure to back off from deep spending cuts to education and other areas given new higher than expected revenue projections as the economy slowly rebounds. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck) MORE LESS
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) defended his state’s voter ID law during a gubernatorial debate against Democratic nominee Mary Burke on Friday, saying that the number of would-be fraudulent voters the law stops doesn’t matter.

“It doesn’t matter if there’s one, 100, or 1,000,” Walker said during the debate. His comments were flagged by Politico. “Amongst us, who would be that one person who would like to have our vote canceled out by a vote that was cast illegally?”

Walker’s comments Friday followed the United State Supreme Court blocking officials in the state from making voters provide an ID to cast a ballot in the midterm election. A federal district court also struck down a similar law in Texas.

Burke, according to Politico, countered, citing studies that found hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites don’t have the proper identification to vote under the voter ID law but those Wisconsin residents still aren’t trying to commit voter fraud. Burke pointed out that the majority of the people in question are minorities.

The TPM Polltracker average gives Walker a 1.6 point lead over Burke.

Correction: This story has been updated to reflect which court struck down the Texas law.

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  1. Doesn’t matter if it’s one, 100, 1,000, or 100,000. Amongst us, who would like to have their vote cancelled out by a government that believes it should get to cherry pick who gets to use their Constitutional rights.

    There. Fixed it for you.

    You’re welcome.

  2. Why is this dead-eyed union-busting misanthrope winning?

  3. Shorter Walker “We don’t want those stinking minorities to vote. They vote for Democrats.”

    Maybe if Wisconsin Republicans didn’t support such odeous positions and embraced the idea of doing things to grow Wisconsin for all, they would find they like giving all citiizens the opportunity to vote.

  4. Because the Democratic party hasn’t done enough party building across the state.

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