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Tea time in Wisconsin recall?

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    What is the Tea Party's influence in the Wisconsin recall election and Gov. Walker's campaign?

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Fourteen days in county that was faster recall elections coming up fast and on the record is on the ground Wisconsin -- you all the news lead up to the big vote.

Governors got walker lieutenant governor Rebecca -- is both fighting to keep their jobs.

The recall election will also be seen as a test of Tea Party strength in Wisconsin so the Tea Party pack a punch in Wisconsin.

Good Jenkins hit the ground to find out -- -- that's important is the co-founder of Tea Party patriots the largest Tea Party grassroots organization -- -- what are you guys doing here Wisconsin.

And we did you get here.

But we're here in the recalls in Wisconsin we got here last week we've been here for weeks and we are.

Encouraging people to go and vote and make sure that we in the recalls -- protector representative democracy.

What's at stake here this is turned into a national story.

-- we of course all all of the protests in the changing in the capital last January.

You guys were there.

We were here with our our Tea Party groups you're in Wisconsin and we watch what happened is.

The unions and appropriate started marching around the capital -- NC state.

Supposed to suggested that the Tea Party movement -- -- quite as strong as it was in 2010.

Health care.

What's going on with you guys will clearly that's wrong we had or -- -- they came out recently and showed that we've raised over twelve million dollars in our last fiscal year.

We had hundreds of people are gonna be here in Wisconsin from around the country and then people who are calling doing virtual phone banking.

We haven't gone away we've just got more sophisticated and smarter.

-- Tell me about the ground game here I mean that's clearly what this is -- -- I believe early voting started today.

So you can vote two.

June 15 -- -- just.

Of course you've got more -- holiday but what is your ground game would you guys do.

What we're going door to door knocking on doors the absolute best waited talk to voters and get your message out his face to face contact the latest poll has Governor Walker up by six points.

They give you some comfort that you may prevail in your effort I am hopeful that we prevail and it's really not about walker it's just about.

When you have elections they have consequences if you don't like it that wait till the following real election not -- special recalls how significant is.

This election this recall election.

To to -- national goal which is obviously November.

I think it's very important it's gonna set the stage in the momentum from here going on in -- November what is the number one issue.

With that Wisconsin Tea Party groups that you guys are again the -- -- yours nationwide.

Visit Wisconsin tea parties where they faced.

Focusing on.

Then obviously -- recall election.

Well they're gonna get through it this they've been in -- campaign meant for the last two and a half years.

Hopefully this will end up all of -- he -- in this state and then they'll be focused on what happens in the general election and going forward that -- -- out.

Is your opponent in this as far as that primary opponent is I think that it really is these special interest on the left.

The unions the new time Occupy Movement those are at the opponents and in this election I -- march.

And so let me ask you should deposed shift should things change and bear it -- how that impacts here -- what you're trying to do.

Well if that happens then I think -- we're gonna see that passes left we'll definitely be energized they'll be excited going into the next few months leaving it leading into it.

The national conventions in the election.

But it's not gonna stop us we're gonna keep working no matter what we have a country is -- -- gonna start with Wisconsin's state Wisconsin we're gonna.

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