(CNSNews.com) - Democrats, apparently fearing an embarrassing loss in the June 5 Wisconsin recall election they forced, are suddenly issuing fund-raising appeals to help their candidate defeat Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

With less than two weeks to go until the recall election -- and with recent polls showing Walker leading Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett -- DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Wednesday issued an email appeal:

"It's up to Democrats across the country to help win this thing," she wrote. "Winning in Wisconsin sends a powerful message to the far-right extremists, and it starts to roll back their worst offenses. To build our organization and make it happen, Democrats need to come together to turn out hundreds of thousands of voters -- and we all have a part to play."

Almost two weeks ago, on May 14, The Washington Post reported that Wisconsin Democrats were "furious" with the Democratic National Committee for "refusing to invest big money" in the effort to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker...