Those attuned to politics and political tactics of all types know that these so-called "protest candidates" placed on the ballot and with the approval of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, is an admission on the Republican Party's part that they are able to defend, neither their record nor their positions on issues. It is therefore and admission of failure. Hopefully, most citizens of that State will recognize this for what is really is, and vote accordingly.

I thought Christians were against lying.

repubicans are not really Christians, Jesus said beware of false prophets, and the republicans are the false prophets.

THE TRUTH: Jesus+Nothing=Everything.
THE REPUBLICAN "TRUTH" = Jesus+voting Republican=Everything
REALITY= Jesus+voting Republican= Lying, scheming, reverse robin hood syndrome, bigotry, mudslinging, and an attitude that the ends justify the means. It does not.

I am glad I am not in Wisconsin, This whole thing is nothing short of a debacle, What next, whole campaigns forged upon fictitious media images, ala "Wag the Dog.?

I would love to read some research about the gullibility of voters to such outrageous claims. The whole thing would seem funny in a ironic way if elections and leadership weren't at stake.

RethugLIARcons are such liars, deceivers,manipulators and false Christians. They will try anything, no matter how illegal it is, to rig elections and try to influence the outcome of those elections. Democrats and sane voters in Wisconsin are too smart to allow their intelligence to be insulted in such devious ways. RethugLIARcons see the "handwriting on the wall" and know that Walker and some of his cronies will be kicked out on their butts this coming June. This is nothing new for the RethugLIARcons as they have always tried to manipulate elections through voter suppression, redistricting and a host of other attacks. All across America, where RethugLIARcons control state and legislative government, they have passed the most regressive, racist, anti-constitutional rights legislation ever. One is the stupid "stand your ground law." The actual meaning of this law is "It's open season on black men. Our laws will protect you even if you are the aggressor in the situation or simply feel that you are threatened by a black man who might walk past you."

It is apparent from the 6 comments above that the HUFF - PO PRO Posters are out in force. DOES ARIANNA CARE....?

OH LOOK! Arianna does!

"Wisconsin Recall Candidates Include Six Fake Democrats, Planted By GOP
The Huffington Post | By Amanda Terkel"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/wisconsin-recall-scott-walker-fake-democrats_n_1405859.html

Attacking Christians - how nice. How many different sects of Christianity and beliefs are there? AND, since when does Christianity = Republicans? Are there not Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Atheist, Catholic, and many of the myriad other religions that one can choose in the Republican Party?

OR - are all the HUFF-PO PRO Posters attacking - NON - Christians?

What we have above is a childish group of name-calling HUFF-PO Pro Posters with nothing of substance, or importance, so say - so we get a bunch of junior high level DRIVEL.

DRIVEL - It's what Democrats have to offer - AND NOTHING ELSE.

enicar333, I teach second grade children who sound more mature than you! Grow the f@@k up!

And this from the party claiming Voter Fraud...

enicar, you're really Scott Walker, aren't you?

I feel for the people of Wisconsin. What a mess!! Republicans just continue to shoot themselves in the foot. Such disgustingly underhanded tactics should not be permitted. Republicans are showing there true colors all over the country. Republicans have pretty much become the party of hate, and I hope the people of Wisconsin are informed enough to see though their shameful behavior.

enicar333:
Talking about "playground tactics" while using nothing but name-calling and playground tactics! Clever stuff - if it's satire.

If not, I have a word for you:
decaf.

OK HUFF-PO Pro Posters - let us try this again! AND... as an added BONUS! The first one who gets it right - gets a *GOLD STAR* next to their name - and gets to be HALLWAY MONITOR!.

Running "fake candidates" has a purpose. This is because the GAB made a partisan decision that would result in Democrats having an UNFAIR ADVANTAGE in the elections. Running these candidates would result in a different scenario, that would eliminate the Democrat advantage and LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD. This would be fair to everyone - and should not be objectionable. Republicans are not the problem - a Partisan GAB is the problem.

NOW - can any of you HUFF-PO Pro Posters respond intelligently to the above statement of truth and fact?

If it's determined to be legal, it doesn't matter what the leftists want.

Since when, in Wisconsin, do you have to declare if you are a Democrat, Republican or Independent. All Wisconsin residents can run for office in any party at any time. I think the Republican party should sue the Democrat party for preventing legal citizens from running for office.

It really is funny that all the Democrats are decrying the fake candidates, when the Republicans stole that move from the Democratic playbook. Remember the fake candidates the Democrats ran against Zigelbauer? Now, that it is not to their advantage they claim it is immoral, unethical, and illegal. Please, a little consistency would be welcome.

Perversion of the facts, and in this case, the intent of the law is the specialty of the GOP. Are all Republicans "bad" people? Of course not. However, the overarching strategies and interests of the party as a whole are abhorrent as is the blatant disregard for middle-class citizens, blue-collar workers, women, the elderly and minorities demonstrated by their actions and rhetoric.The leaked playbook illustrates this perfectly. It consisted of 5 distinct steps:
Step 1: Avoid Responsibility for GOP Failures
Step 2: Increase Negativity
Step 3: “Throw the Bums Out!”
Step 4: Make Formal Pledge of Grandiose Promises
Step 5: Retake Congress (Now the White House)
This behavior and mentality is not worthy of the support of the average American, yet somehow many still fall for this crap! I never care to paint an entire group of people with one brush, however the gullibility of said supporters leads one to question their individual intellectual capabilities.

So Mocha Mel, are the Democrats stealing the Republicans thunder; because it seems to me Steps 1-5 describe Obama's campaign to a "T." This looks like a case of what came first, the chicken or the egg? I may have missed it, but I haven't seen the Republicans do anything that the Democrats haven't done already.

@ Kevin Presser, please elaborate. What exactly is it that the President has done that falls into any of these categories? Let's take this step-by-step.
Step 1. His primary promises/goals were to reverse the flood of jobs being lost, help homeowners facing foreclosure, address health care, institute financial/banking reforms & oversight, reduce dependency on foreign oil, end the Iraq War/catch Bin-Laden, improve standing & increase influence around the world. Realistically, not every objective can be met fully, yet the President has delivered on the big ones and is clearly working toward the rest.
Step 2: The campaign ads now airing are clarifications in response to the bull being spewed by the opposition; they're not fact-less, fear mongering, mud-slinging attack ads.
Step 3. Speaks for itself and I agree.
Step 4. He's promising only what can be worked on. No claims of riches for all or instant results. See his acceptance speech if you've forgotten.
Step 5. I hope he wins & this time he's got my vote.
Why? Believe it or not, I was ignorantly a Republican supporter (though I disagreed with re:health care & reproductive rights). Since 2008, the GOP has adopted a broad policy to block, pervert, & undermine all efforts regardless of how effective/beneficial the legislation may be. The goal being to cast the President in a negative light, rather than do what the people have "hired" them to do. They lost me with their block, blame and slander campaign.

Continued...
An analogy: Think about it! Let's say you hire someone to be a VP within your company, though what that person wanted was the position of CEO. Then that person devises a plan designed to get the CEO fired so he can win the position despite the damage those actions will inflict upon your company. The execution of the VP's plan includes:
-attempting to block all initiatives/plans (even if they'd work effectively).
-adding to (or subtracting from) sections of plans rendering it less effective/practical.
-propagating obvious falsehoods to spear the reputation of the CEO.
-then blaming the CEO for being less effective than he could have been.

Would you say that the smarter choice would be to promote that individual to be the new CEO? Or replace the trouble-maker while keeping the CEO (who clearly has the best interests of the organization at heart)? If you get this one wrong you're either lying or you're a fool.

Let's see: Wisconsin Senators leave state - nothing shady there
Judges hold up bills and sign recall petitions- no problem
Progressives decide they are going to recall every vulnerable republican candidate = ethical
Crying about it when their methods are use against them = hypocritical and laughable