Rightwingers’ push to recall Wisconsin Republican speaker fails again

Bipartisan election commission finds rightwing activists failed to submit sufficient signatures in recall petition

A protracted push by rightwing activists to recall Wisconsin's Republican assembly speaker failed for a second time after the bipartisan commission overseeing elections in the state voted to toss their petition, finding they failed to submit a sufficient number of signatures.

The effort to trigger a recall election for Robin Vos illustrates a growing chasm between the Wisconsin Republican party establishment, which has been led by the powerful assembly speaker for more than a decade, and the party's Maga base.