Walker Survives Wisconsin Recall After GOP, Corporate Backers Rally; Dems Stay on Sidelines
June 6, 2012
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14:50Now PlayingWalker Survives Wisconsin Recall After GOP, Corporate Backers Rally; Dems Stay on Sidelines
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as posted by the channelDemocracyNow.org - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has survived a historic recall election more than a year after launching a controversial effort to roll back the bargaining rights of the state's public workers. Walker outspent his opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, seven to one after raising millions of dollars from right-wing donors outside the state. We're joined by John Nichols, a correspondent for The Nation. "We always like to tell ourselves that if the people get organized enough, they can offset any amount of money," Nichols says. "But in Wisconsin, we got a pretty powerful lesson about this new era we're entering into with unlimited cash ... It is something we should be taking a good look at -- not merely for Wisconsin, but for the whole country." Nichols also criticizes the Democratic National Committee and President Obama for mostly staying on the sidelines as Republicans nationwide rallied around Walker. "The comparison between tens of millions of dollars and an all-in effort by the Republican National Committee [versus] a tweet from President Obama, I think it sums it up a little painfully," he says.
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