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Vote Butler over Gableman, Gableman Unfit for Office

Very little needs to be added to commentary on the campaign of Supreme Court candidate Michael Gableman who is a disgrace to an entire branch of government.

Justice Louis Butler's campaign sent out an e-mail this morning to attorneys across the state that sums up well why Gableman will be defeated tomorrow. It is published below:

Dear Friends:

As you probably already know, the Milwaukee and Waukesha County Bar Associations have done polls related to the qualifications of the various candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The election is this Tuesday, April 1.

Nine out of 10 of those who expressed an opinion in Milwaukee said that Justice Louis Butler was qualified. Only about a third said the same about his opponent, Michael Gableman.

In Waukesha, over 80% of those expressing an opinion said that Justice Butler was qualified.Barely half said the same about his opponent. His opponent's campaign is claiming that these results are skewed because Mr.Gableman currently serves as a judge far away from Milwaukee in Burnett County, a small, rural jurisdiction in the far northwest corner of the state.

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Breaking: Wisconsin Superdelegate Endorses Barack Obama for President

Hillary is the big, yucky snowbank outside that is melting fast.

Hillary's divide-and-conquer brand of politics is becoming untenable in the Democratic presidential primary.

Melissa Schroeder, Wisconsin’s 7th District Democratic Party Secretary and superdelegate, goes to Obama. From the Obama campaign:

Today Wisconsin superdelegate Melissa Schroeder endorsed Barack Obama for president, citing his unique ability to stand up to the special interests and unite all Americans to bring about real, meaningful change. 

Melissa Schroeder said: “After much consideration, I have decided to endorse Senator Barack Obama. My decision came down to electability and who I felt would do a better job of unifying this country for a common purpose. Obama's message of hope and change has touched millions of voters in a way that I haven't seen since the late 1960's.  People from every walk of life, young and the not so young, Democrats, Independents and some Republicans, are all rallying around a belief that change can happen if we want it bad enough.  With Obama as our nominee, I am confident that this November we will increase our majority in the House and Senate and elect a Democrat to the White House.”