Gov. Walker wasn’t swayed by the many protesters in and outside the Capitol over the last 3 weeks, because as he saw it, Madison is a protest town and outside groups came in to punch up the numbers. Well, how would he explain the outside right wing groups busing Joe the Plumber in and funding tens of thousands of dollars of issue ads? These were outside groups, with more on the way.
Greenbaypressgazette: Outside groups have taken to the airwaves to wage a political war in hopes of swaying public support to one side of the debate on Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill … more than $620,000 has been spent in just last month on so-called "issue ads" that have aired on network TV stations in the local markets.
The Club for Growth Wisconsin, a conservative organization with ties to New York real-estate developer Howie Rich, has doled out the most money so far, purchasing 826 ads at a cost of $193,605 — $30,000 more than next highest spender, the union group AFL-CIO.
Americans for Prosperity, a group with strong financial backing from the billionaire Koch brothers, has been highly active as well, pumping $34,365 into local markets for 156 ads to run from Feb. 23 to March 2 in favor of Walker.
Two groups against Walker's agenda — the Greater Wisconsin Committee and America's Families First — have spent a combined $120,000 on ads.
Commercials for Club for Growth Wisconsin first aired on Feb. 7, four days before Walker outlined a plan that would effectively eliminate collective bargaining for most public employees and require them to contribute more toward their benefits.
"It's really obvious these groups were in the loop," McCabe said. "All of this stinks to high heaven. It shows they have a special degree of access." Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie said there's been no contact between the governor and the organization.
Yeah right.
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