Walker skipped town to campaign when constituents needed him most after floodings The Republican Party of Wisconsin released an online ad last week that derided Democratic candidate for governor Mary Burke for missing a Madison Metropolitan School Board meeting. There was just one tiny problem with the ad: Burke didn’t miss a thing . She had been campaigning in Milwaukee as the ad pointed out, but she had also teleconferenced into the meeting, taking part in it as an active participant. The Republican Party, being presented with this information, stood by their assertions of Burke’s misdeeds. “Give me a break,” state Party Chairman Joe Fadness told the Wisconsin State Journal in an email conversation. “The video and accompanying press release accurately depict that Burke chose to attend a campaign event over attending the official meeting in person.” It appears that for Republicans it doesn’t matter whether Burke took part in the event or not: in their minds she is obligated...