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"I don't think there's a precedent for what's going on in Wisconsin. I don't think there's ever been a case where pretty much everyone has been subject to a recall attempt at one time on both sides. That's really amazing."
He referred to legislative and gubernatorial recall campaigns ongoing at the time.
Only four previous times in US history were multiple state lawmakers recalled at the same time for the same issue:
- 90 years ago in North Dakota for governor and two other state officials;
- two in Idaho in 1971 over a pay raise;
- two in Michigan in 1983 over a tax vote; and
- two California Republicans in 1995 for collaborating with Democrats.
Before 2012, only two governors faced recall elections.
In 2003, California Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger replaced Democrat Gray Davis. One anti-populist leader succeeded another. Voters lost out entirely.
In 1921, Republican/Nonpartisan League Governor Lynn Frazier was recalled. Republican Ragnvold Nestos replaced him. In 1923, Frazier won a US Senate seat. He served until January 1941.
"Recall is an extreme measure (under) extreme circumstances," noted University of Iowa Professor Caroline Tolbert.
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