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In 2010, Scott Walker promised to cut spending, reduce the state's deficit, and curtail the power of public-sector unions.
The people of Wisconsin voted for him in 2010 by a margin of 5.5%.
Then Walker cut spending, reduced the state's deficit (almost eliminating it), and curtailed the power of the public-sector unions. Democrats screamed, painted Walker as a tyrannical little-guy-hating monster, and staged a recall election. Millions of dollars poured in from out of state as unions and other leftists tried to reverse the results of the 2010 election.
The people of Wisconsin voted for him in 2012 by a margin of 7.0%.
Sounds to me as if the people of Wisconsin are telling the Democrat party, "Yes, we really meant it."
My question now is:
Can we get those same Democrats to campaign against him when he runs for re-election in 2014?
Not to mention turnout was MUCH higher this time around - and higher turnout elections are usually better for Democrats/Democrat-leaning independents
This is a win for the citizens of Wisconsin. Scott Walker's policies have lowered the unemployment rate to 6.7%, well below the national average, and closed the $3.6 Billion budget deficit to create a budget surplus. And liberals have the gall to complain about that?
Pretty much the same way Obama won in 2008. He is the first BILLION DOLLAR POTUS.
I certainly can't argue that! Wait til we see the money spent on the General this year. SC opened a huge can of worms to the great detriment of the Country by taking the lessons of 2008 and allowing them to freely take a lot of steroids.
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