Tuesday is the gubernatorial recall primary election, another chapter in the farce that is Recallarama 2012.

First things first: Those who support the Republican Party need to vote for Gov. Scott Walker in the GOP primary. Arthur Kohl-Riggs is a joke candidate. Which doesn’t mean he shouldn’t have the right to run, if he craves media attention that much. Wisconsin has a long history of candidates who turned out to be Wisconsin’s answer to perennial presidential candidate Harold Stassen.

Based on media attention, the top two of the four Democrats are Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Each has a perfect record in statewide elections — 0 for 2.

Despite his ability to win statewide office, in stark contrast to Democrats not named Herb Kohl or (until 2010) Russ Feingold, Secretary of State Douglas La Follette is not one of the favorites. For him to…