[ReggieRed]

Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...DcGH_blog.html

Recall petitions against Wisconsin Republican state senators were approved on Tuesday while petitions against three Democrats were held back in the political battle spurred by the policies of Gov. Scott Walker (R).

The Wisconsin election board ruled Tuesday that another three Republicans will face recall elections as petitions against Sens. Robert Cowles, Alberta Darling and Sheila Harsdorf were approved. They join Sens. Randy Hopper, Dan Kapanke, and Luther Olsen, against whom recall petitions were approved last week.

As for the three Democrats targeted with recalls — Sens. Dave Hansen, Jim Holperin and Robert Wirch — the elections board has pushed off a decision until next week, citing “numerous factual and legal issues” with the petitions that need to be reviewed. The board is made up of six retired non-partisan judges.

“The workload of reviewing the challenges to those petitions is so large that with available staff, we haven’t been able to do it yet,” said board spokesman Reid Magney. “The challenges filed by the Democrats are just of a magnitude beyond what the Republicans challenged.”

[pipitous]

In other words, Republican backers are trying to get back at Democrats but may not have the support or legal backing?

[Arrocousa]

My read is that the petitions targeting GOP lawmakers collected enough verifiable signatures and procured them in ways that would leave plenty of margin to survive challenges on those petitions. The petitions targeting Democratic lawmakers may have less room to survive similar challenges.

[tramadoldiscountes]

Yeah, I wasn't sure if it was more about support, but it sounds like the childish tit-for-tat routine I'd expect from the GOP.