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. Blackhawk Technical College Referendum. The referendum failed by a wide margin. In Rock County, it was down 58.38% to 41.62% (11,367 to 8,104). In much smaller Green County, it also failed, but by less, 50.55% to 49.45% (1789 to 1750).
In Rock County, this referendum didn’t fail because Republicans opposed it – it failed because Democrats and small-goverment conservatives saw through an attempt by a few to get a public subsidy for their businesses’ training needs (instead of paying themselves).
Results like this will happen in more and more places: voters will no longer be persuaded by unsubstantiated claims of ‘economic development’ benefits