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Wisconsin recall race could set tone for November

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    Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch on national implications of state election

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There is a critical recall election in Wisconsin less than a week away now grabbing national headlines about a year ago.

Remember these scenes Republican governor Scott Walker's decision to rein in union -- While protests and Madison Wisconsin it went on for weeks.

Some of the more recent polling shows Governor Walker widening his lead over his opponent but Rebecca clay -- Walker's lieutenant governor.

She also faces a recall effort she's with me live this morning and her home state what is your sense now about next week.

Victory or not.

Well we film guys -- met that.

But I I want to make sure that we are cautioning against complacency because.

Even as he used here -- people of trumpeting those new poll numbers.

We've got to be real careful that we are identifying our voters -- they getting folks out to the polls because we know that this race is going to tighten.

In the final days and the other side his angry our opponents are spending millions upon millions of dollars in order to defeat us because they understand.

That this is about -- keeping taxpayers and control other government.

All are putting big special interests back in -- a year and home I don't believe that we the people are gonna stand for Henry.

Your opponents male -- Mitchell is it a Democrat I think he -- the firefighters union for awhile.

Perhaps he is still in charge of of the fire is now Wisconsin.

Series is a well known figure throughout the state but outside of Wisconsin.

People are suggesting that the outcome next week because it's a lot about what could happen in November do you agree with that.

-- no doubt.

Absolutely there's no question where out where a harbinger.

And we are a canary in the coal mine we are sounding the alarm here in Wisconsin what happens here.

Will have a ripple a -- all across the country.

If we don't is -- and where political courage.

-- we'll stand with political courage here in Wisconsin you know look at every other leader.

In this eight.

In that county down to the city level even school boards if -- happy home to a special interest don't feel the very real and serious threat of a real calm.

If they make some old political decision in addition to that mil I believe that this is going to be a huge -- -- of momentum in the presidential election.

You know were very purple state very passionate state people talk a lot about the fact that.

Wisconsin is the birthplace of the public sector union -- Wisconsin is also the birthplace of the Republican Party and I believe.

We're gonna have taxpayers and hardworking families the workers of this day.

Come to the polls on the -- the -- and and they are going to make a decision to move our state forward.

And I think that is going to have a baby implication in the presidential race I think it is going to give -- a huge boost of.

-- I did not hear prediction in this particular interview.

Are you going to be victorious next week or not.

Or you know -- bell and thank you for your time we will see what happens when voters in the polls next week Rebecca -- -- lieutenant governor there along with Scott Walker in Wisconsin we'll see what happens next week.

The country's watching thank you.

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