{"id":10114,"date":"2013-07-06T14:50:39","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T21:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?page_id=10114"},"modified":"2013-07-06T15:23:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-06T22:23:14","slug":"special-coverage-wisconsin-2011-supreme-court-election-debacle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?page_id=10114","title":{"rendered":"SPECIAL COVERAGE: Wisconsin 2011 Supreme Court Election Debacle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/CityOfBrookfield_WaukeshaLeadingTheWay_BallotBagsOpened_KathyNickolaus__Prosser_Kloppenberg_marquee_420.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>6\/6\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8549\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/CityOfBrookfield_WaukeshaWI_BallotBagsOpened_Unsealed_050511_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b><i>It Isn&#8217;t Journalism: Woeful MSM Coverage of Wisconsin&#8217;s Supreme Court Election &#8216;Recount&#8217;<\/i><\/b><\/a><br \/>\nCorporate media fails to tell story of massive irregularities, e-vote failures&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>6\/1\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8551\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/Images\/Speaker_Icon_14.png\" style=\"width: 14px; float: none; vertical-align: middle;\"><b>EXCLUSIVE: Brad&#8217;s Intvw w\/ Kloppenburg (1st Since Concession)<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nFirst interview since conceding the WI Supreme Court election&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>5\/31\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8548\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/JoAnneKloppenburg_Concession_053111_Prosser_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b><i>Kloppenburg Cites &#8216;Widespread Irregularities&#8217;, Concedes Election<\/i><\/b><\/a><br \/>\nCalls for reform, says election &#8216;should be wake-up call&#8217;&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5\/30\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8545\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/CityOfBrookfield_WaukeshaLeadingTheWay_BallotBagsOpened_KloppenburgProsser_050511b_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b><i>EXCLUSIVE: State Certified &#8216;Recount&#8217; w\/o Reviewing Waukesha Docs<\/i><\/b><\/a><br \/>\nMountains of evidence, exhibits, objections never examined by state authorities before certifying election as &#8216;correct&#8217;; Kloppenburg must announce decision about challenging results on Tuesday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>5\/20\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8531\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/CPewaukee_VMenomoneeDuctTape_WaukeshaLeadingTheWay_Marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b><i>Tale of the Tapes: WI&#8217;s Faith-Based Supreme Court Election &#8216;Recount&#8217;<\/i><\/b><\/a><br \/>\nNo &#8216;paper trail&#8217;? No problem! Print one a month AFTER the election! Or use the one dated 7 days BEFORE it! &#8216;No prob,&#8217; says state!&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5\/16\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8524\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/JoAnneKloppenburg_podium_title_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b>Kloppenburg Responds to Shameful Editorial Mocking WI &#8216;Recount&#8217;<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nPaper ignores wide-spread irregularities, mistallies, massive chain of custody violations discovered in state&#8217;s Supreme Court race&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5\/11\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8517\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/SequoiaOptechInsight_OpenBallotBag_MilwaukeeCountySeal_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b>Open Bags, Mis-tallied Ballots, Other Probs in Milwaukee<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nA first-hand account of unreported concerns documented at Milwaukee County&#8217;s machine re-tabulation in WI Supreme Court &#8216;recount&#8217;&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5\/5\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8511\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/CityOfBrookfield_WaukeshaWI_BallotBagsOpened_Unsealed_050511_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b><i>BROOKFIELD BALLOT BAGS &#8216;WIDE OPEN&#8217; IN WAUKESHA<\/i><\/b><\/a><br \/>\nSerious chain of custody violations emerge in key city during Supreme Court election &#8216;recount&#8217;; <i>$25k reward for evidence of fraud&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>5\/3\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8507\"><b><i>WI Supreme Court Election &#8216;Recount&#8217; is a Mess<\/i><\/b><\/a><br \/>\nBallots found in unnumbered bags, chain of custody violated; Prosser changes story; State officials post inaccurate, confusing numbers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>4\/26\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8493\"><b>Recount Set to Begin; Waukesha County Clerk Recuses Self<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4\/25\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8480\"><b>Special Investigation: The &#8216;Judicial Independence&#8217; of David Prosser<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4\/22\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8486\"><b>New Details on &#8216;Recount&#8217;, Special Investigation in Waukesha<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4\/20\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8484\"><b><i>Brad Breaks WI Recount News on KPFK\/Pacifica&#8230;<\/b><\/i><img decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/Images\/Speaker_Icon_14.png\" style=\"width: 14px; float: none; vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a><br \/>\nWill ask for hand counts in a number of districts based on reported irregularities, anomalies, undervote rates; Responds to Prosser charges: &#8216;It&#8217;s not a drama or circus, it&#8217;s called American Democracy&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>4\/20\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8483\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/JoAnneKloppenburg_presser_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b><i>KLOPPENBURG SEEKS STATE RECOUNT, INDEPENDENT PROBE<\/b><\/i><\/a><br \/>\nAsks for hand counts in a number of districts based on reported irregularities, anomalies, undervote rates&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>4\/19\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8482\"><b>State: Anomalies, &#8216;No Major Discrepancies&#8217; in Waukesha Canvass<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nProbe did <i>not<\/i> examine accuracy of results from tabulation systems&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>4\/18\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8479\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/DavidProsser_presser_041811_RecountBlock_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b><i>Prosser Declares &#8216;Decisive&#8217; 0.488% Victory; Vows to Block Recount<\/b><\/i><\/a><br \/>\nIncumbent Justice declares &#8216;decisive&#8217; 0.488% victory, promises to &#8216;take every and any step&#8217; to avoid verifying accuracy of unverified results&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>4\/15\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8475\"><b>Unverified State Canvass: Prosser Over Kloppenburg by 7,316<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4\/14\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8474\"><b><i>STATE NOW INVESTIGATING <u>PAST<\/u> ELECTIONS IN WAUKESHA<\/b><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4\/14\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8472\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Chance_ElectionError_Prosser_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b><i>Waukesha Follies: 97% Turnout in &#8217;04? 20k Extra Votes in &#8217;06?<\/b><\/i><\/a><br \/>\nGetting to the bottom of new anomalies discovered in County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus&#8217; bizarre election results&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4\/11\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8463\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/BradFriedman_KPFK_Jan08_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b>&#8216;Democracy&#8217;s Gold Standard&#8217;, Brad&#8217;s Video &#8216;Special Comment&#8217;&#8230;<\/b><img decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/Images\/Video_Icon_14.png\" style=\"width: 14px; float: none; vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a><br \/>\nAs first aired on the 4\/8\/11 &#8216;Malloy Show&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>4\/8\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8459\"><b>WI&#8217;s Election Debacle (And What We Should Learn From It)<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nThe latest details on the &#8216;new&#8217; 14,000+ votes in Waukesha County, and an important thought on the integrity of elections&#8230;and democracy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>4\/8\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8456\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/KathyNickolaus_presser_040711_close_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b><i>7500+ Votes For Prosser &#8216;Found&#8217; by Controversial GOP County Clerk<\/b><\/i><\/a><br \/>\nWaukesha&#8217;s County Clerk has long, startling history of election administration problems, partisan activism, more&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>4\/6\/2011: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8448\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Prosser_Kloppenburg_WI_StillNoWinner_040611_marquee_100.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><b>TIED: Proof in the Paper in WI&#8217;s Supreme Court Race?<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nUnreliable, unverified computer counts show Badger State proxy battle election between Gov. Walker&#8217;s supporters, detractors in dead heat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6\/6\/2011: It Isn&#8217;t Journalism: Woeful MSM Coverage of Wisconsin&#8217;s Supreme Court Election &#8216;Recount&#8217; Corporate media fails to tell story of massive irregularities, e-vote failures&#8230; 6\/1\/2011: EXCLUSIVE: Brad&#8217;s Intvw w\/ Kloppenburg (1st Since Concession) First interview since conceding the WI Supreme Court election&#8230; 5\/31\/2011: Kloppenburg Cites &#8216;Widespread Irregularities&#8217;, Concedes Election Calls for reform, says election &#8216;should [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-10114","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","bb-type-bradblog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=10114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}