Recall Signature Filed Against a 3rd Wisconsin Senate GOPer

From TPM:

Another recall effort by Wisconsin Democrats, targeting Republican state senators in reaction to Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-public employee union legislation, is coming to a head on Monday, with signatures to be filed against GOP state Sen. Luther Olsen - the third such petition to reach that stage. And in theory, this development could now put majority control of the chamber officially in play.

As the Wisconsin State Journal reports, rural Wautoma substitute teacher Ann Schmidt will file 23,000 signatures, far more than the 14,700 minimum needed, though in practice signature efforts often collect an additional buffer against signatures that could be challenged and disqualified for errors.

Olsen has a clear vulnerable spot, having previously called Walker’s plan “pretty radical” — and later voting for it, for which he has already been targeted in a Democratic TV ad.

Olsen is one of the more moderate member of the Senate GOP. He ran unopposed in 2008, but Obama carried his district with 52%.

Olsen is well-liked and even if enough recall signatures prove to be valid, Dems will have a hard time finding a candidate competent enough to defeat him in an election, especially given that no one even bothered in 2008.