MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Independent groups that tried to influence last summer’s Wisconsin Senate recall elections got most of their money from out-of-state. That’s according to a new report released Friday by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. The watchdog group examined just over $10-million that were given to seven organizations like the Republican State Leadership Committee and the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. And the report said only $1.4 million – or about 15% of the total money – came from Wisconsin donors. The liberal Greater Wisconsin Committee raised the largest percentage of in-state money to try and get Democrats elected. It raised $2.9 million in all, and $1.2 million came from Wisconsinites. Most of that was from the state’s largest teachers’ union. Democrats gained two seats in last year’s six recall votes. The Dems did not achieve their goal of winning back the majority in the Senate – but they did reduce the G-O-P’s margin from five votes to just one.
