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Stand Down? Not Likely.
When the Greater Wisconsin Committee ran its first ad attacking Gableman, Butler called for the group to stop running it, asking third party groups to "stand down" in the Supreme Court campaign. He has repeated his appeal more than once.

Good luck with that. Political cognoscenti in Wisconsin expect millions of dollars to be spent on ads in the Butler-Gableman contest. Two other groups with deep pockets, the Club for Growth and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), already have begun airing television and radio ads supporting Gableman. (A Madison television station did a "Reality Check" today finding fault with a Club for Growth ad touting the challenger.)

All we can say is, John Grisham's story line isn't exactly far-fetched. It's playing out for real in Wisconsin.

Republished with permission from factcheck.org

Sources
Davidoff, Judith. "Both High Court Campaigns Chided." The Capital Times,
28 Feb. 2008.

Hall, Dee J. "Gableman's Appointment Questioned." Wisconsin State Journal,
22 Feb. 2008.

Bauer, Scott. "First ads begin airing in state Supreme Court race." The
Associated Press, 21 Feb. 2008.

Forster, Stacy. "Outside ads feared in Supreme Court race." Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2008.

Schuetz, Lisa. "Accused murderer Armstrong to face new trial." The
Wisconsin State Journal, 7 June 2006.

Miller, Mike. "Delay Likely in Retrial of Convicted Killer." The Capital
Times, 24 Aug. 2007.

Callender, David. "Attack Ad Says Butler Sided with 'Criminals.'" The
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  • Posted By: justice seeker @ 03/15/2008 4:42:31 PM

    It gets worse. Gableman is now running clearly racist, Willie-Horton-style ads against Justice Butler.
    http://punditnation.blogspot.com/2008/03/gableman-uses-his-first-ad-to-hit-new.html
    Anyone who wants to help Justice Butler - and in doing so show this kind of racism won't work - see www.louisbutler.com

  • Posted By: Karenn1 @ 03/08/2008 9:38:15 AM

    Quit the bull, Repulicans M O smear,smear. Gableman, bought and payed for ethically of course. Protect the Corporations at all cost. I don't see how republicans can live with them self. I'am sure they live quiet well,but that is another issue. Conservatives are a Myth,these guy are Greed Suckers.

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