Ann Althouse asks why the Democratic party chairman of Wisconsin isn't updating us on the number of signatures on petitions to recall Governor Walker. Althouse quotes from the Wisconsin State Journal: Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate said during a Tuesday conference call that the petitions will be turned in to state election officials on Jan. 17. They need 540,208 for both [Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch] to trigger recall elections. Recall organizers said on Dec. 15 that they had 507,000 signatures for Walker but would not give a number for Kleefisch. Tate is still refusing to say how many signatures they have for her, but he says enough will be turned in to force a recall. Tate says they are on track to get 720,000 signatures for Walker. So why not keep us updated about the number of signatures? Althouse: 1. Their polling might show that Walker (and Kleefisch) would probably win; 2. Their fundraising is (I'm guessing) way behind Walker's, and...(Read Full Post)