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Tom Barrett to face Scott Walker in WI recall election
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Repeat of 2010 gubernatorial race?
- Duration 2:29
- Date May 9, 2012
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The final weeks of the recall effort against Wisconsin Republican governor Scott Walker will look a lot like the general election.
-- -- same opponents same issues correspondent Mike Tobin and walking looks at.
Where they go from here.
Through the bitter emotion of the ideological struggle that divides Wisconsin dairy state Democrats have chosen Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett as gladiator of the last.
He promises to fight against wealthy businessmen who have contributed to governor Scott Walker.
Scott Walker instead of staying home in Wisconsin -- focusing on creating jobs here has decided that he is going to be a rock star.
A rough start to the far right in this nation two thirds of Walker's 45 million dollar war chest has come from outside Wisconsin.
His supporters range from casino and business owners to the wealthy Coke Brothers who the left loves to hate.
The embattled governor says he is fighting against the power -- that -- big labor.
We want to go back to the days when a handful of special interest.
Controlled our state and a local governments.
Know it's -- we put in place reforms that rightfully put the hard working taxpayers always got to that charge.
-- labor is spending money in this recall according to the latest financial disclosures.
Seven million dollars have already been contributed to.
The Republican Governors Association is running ads through a pack.
Democratic governors as well producing the most negative ads of the recall the probe has led to fifteen felony charges in the top as Wisconsin viewers are bombarded even the democratic chair of Wisconsin Mike -- admits the party has lost control of the message -- are evident in this audio recording -- a meeting he had with volunteers.
It's not party money -- basically had an individual candidate running and a lot of money from third party groups that we can't doctor at all.
I think it's the future of American politics super pacs and other third parties.
-- really going to be able to define what an election is about.
And because minds are already made up this election will be all about motivating supporters to the polls.
Yesterday even though walker faced only a protest candidate BG OP motivated some 626000.
Wisconsin Republicans to get out and vote.
That's a -- showing for primary and sixty years Brett -- and live in Milwaukee Mike thanks we'll take special report on the road.