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Wisconsin Presidential Primary

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04.05.16 | 9:45 am

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So basically that you care enough to vote but not enough to vote for someone <img src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/images/emoji/twitter/wink.png?v=9" title=":wink:" class="emoji" alt=":wink:"></p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for boisdevache" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/boisdevache/64/10160_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-wisconsin-presidential-primary/35921" rel="external" class="url">boisdevache</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="April 5, 2016">April 5, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Voting experience: just got in before the big rush of people after work, no issues with ID (first big election in WI). I’m in a pretty blue area though.</p> <p>One travesty: THEY RAN OUT OF “I VOTED TODAY” STICKERS <img src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/images/emoji/twitter/rage.png?v=9" title=":rage:" class="emoji" alt=":rage:"></p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment odd depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for bwakfat" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/bwakfat/64/10784_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-wisconsin-presidential-primary/35921" rel="external" class="url">bwakfat</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="April 5, 2016">April 5, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>I HATE when that happens.</p> <p>=(</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for srfromgr" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/srfromgr/64/10668_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-wisconsin-presidential-primary/35921" rel="external" class="url">srfromgr</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="April 5, 2016">April 5, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Yep. I looked it up and here is an explanation:</p> <p><a href="http://www.gab.wi.gov/node/3906" class="onebox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.gab.wi.gov/node/3906</a></p> <p>Wonder if Wisconsin is the only state to use uninstructed on the ballot as a way to allow state delegates to choose the party’s nominee. The Wisconsin GAB (Government Accountability Board) is only in business until June 2016 or has already been disbanded because Scott Walker signed a law to get rid of it last December. Apparently the board was non-partisan and was one of those good gov’t agencies meant to oversee campaign finance laws among other things. Beginning in June, two new partisan commissions will replace it, set up with Walker’s political cronies in time for the general election it seems.</p> <p><a href="http://watchdog.org/251886/gab-scott-walker-law/" class="onebox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://watchdog.org/251886/gab-scott-walker-law/</a></p></div> </article> </li> </ol> <div class="respond comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title"> Continue the discussion at <a class="wpdc-discourse-topic-link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-wisconsin-presidential-primary/35921">forums.talkingpointsmemo.com</a> </h3> <p class="more-replies">3 more replies</p> <div class="comment-reply-title"> <h4 class="discourse-participants">Participants</h4> <p> <img alt="Avatar for system1" src="https://d2i6rdlz7r9skx.cloudfront.net/original/4X/4/9/1/491ca6c9286ec6b25075d488ab9de51cff60bf85.jpeg" class="avatar avatar-25 photo avatar-default" 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