What do they call it when you get aced out at the last minute on an eBay auction? You got “sniped”?
Sniped might be a good word to use to describe what Wisconsin progressive activist Arthur Kohl-Riggs, 23, who also does the Shit Walker Did To My State FB blog, did to Scott Walker.
Proving the adage that democracy is hand to hand combat, Kohl-Riggs has gotten himself on the ballot in Wisconsin as a Republican—it’s been legally certified—challenging Scott Walker in the May 8th Republican recall vote.
This tactic presents anti-Walker voters with an opportunity to dump that dickhead even earlier than thought possible. How you ask? Wisconsin election rules allows an open primary. Democrats can vote in the Republican primary, or vice versa, for any candidate they want to support. Should the unions and Democrats be able to mobilize enough votes for Kohl-Riggs during the May 8th recall primary, they could eliminate Walker from the ballot. Instant victory.
This genius funny power play will also force Walker supporters who were planning to vote for “stealth” Republicans running in the Democratic primary to stay out of that race as well.
His campaign slogan: “Arthur Kohl-Riggs: Less of a joke than Scott Walker.”
From The Gazette Extra:
State election officials say a political agitator running as a fake Republican in this spring’s recall elections has now submitted enough valid nomination signatures to get on the ballot. Arthur Kohl-Riggs, who has spent the last year and a half prowling the state Capitol videotaping lawmakers, entered the race as a fake Republican to force Gov. Scott Walker into a primary.
He had until the end of the day Tuesday to submit at least 2,000 nomination signatures to the state. Government Accountability Board staff said he turned in only 1,813 names. Board spokesman Reid Magney said Kohl-Riggs turned in enough signatures but staffers struck some because the sheets were missing circulators’ names.
The staff gave him until Friday to correct the shortcomings and he did. Board staff reported late Wednesday afternoon he now has 2,182 names.
This is a classic Mexican stand-off. The Walker camp can’t have seen this coming. This is too,, too good and the timing is perfection.
Bravo, Arthur Kohl-Riggs! You are my kinda guy!
STANDING OVATION!