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  Capitol Report: Walker recall effort launched unexpectedly; Dems cry foul
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Nov 04, 2011 11:18pm
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AuthorJESSICA VANEGEREN
News DateFriday, November 4, 2011 09:45:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe recall effort against Republican Gov. Scott Walker has unexpectedly begun.

But instead of being filed by Democrats and grass-roots organizations who have vocalized their intentions to recall Walker for months, the petition was filed by David Brandt of Muskego.

Brandt filed the petition with the state Government Accountability Board Friday afternoon under the committee name "Close Friends to Recall Walker."

Brandt said in the official campaign registration statement that he was filing to "fulfill my friend's last request." He also checked a box that indicates he will not be raising much money toward the effort.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin, which had announced its intention last month to launch the recall Nov. 15, quickly branded the move a "dirty Republican ploy," but it's not clear what Brandt's loyalties are.

"This is the Republican ploy we have been predicting would happen," says Graeme Zielinski, a spokesman with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. "The only reason this was filed was to open the dirty rain shower of unlimited corporate cash."
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