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Inside the battle between Gov. Walker and Tom Barrett

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    What is Wisconsin vote about?

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Our -- -- at the bottom of the hour a huge turnout is being predicted for tomorrow's recall election here in Wisconsin.

Democrats amassed enough signatures to force Republican governor Scott Walker.

Back on the ballot against the Milwaukee democratic mayor.

Tom -- course -- Mike Tobin reports tonight on what the two men are really fighting about.

And as the fight over union rights and collective bargaining falls flat with Wisconsin voters.

Democratic mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee Criss crossed the state.

Criticizing his opponent and the millions of dollars -- support Republican governor Scott Walker from supporters outside Wisconsin.

He's playing to be the poster boy of the Tea Party.

And that's -- he's raising all of that mine mayor -- promised to be the governor who could heal the bitter wounds and unify a divided state I wanna focus on putting our values back with the public policy Governor Walker goes into the home stretch enjoying a single digit lead in the average of polls and buoyed by recent job numbers.

He claims that shows all the pain was worth it.

The reforms he put in place are working.

That's why I'm convinced.

If were able to prevail tomorrow on the election I think you're gonna see your -- insurance in new -- state Wisconsin.

The ground game is unlike anything seen before in a statewide race volunteers are working the phone banks and going door to door to persuade voters.

With the campaigns and third party groups having descended on Wisconsin most voters have been visited multiple times I just hope it's over.

Aren't over yet walker it's good record there.

Telling truths and 62 million dollars have cluttered up the airwaves with -- the fight has been nasty and almost constant for a year and a half.

I think there is that a lot of damage done to stage and I think it is going to take.

A long time -- significant time substantial time for that today -- -- to occur.

Keeping with the spirit on this fight it's not just the governor anyone who can be recalled has been recalled.

So the lieutenant governor for state senators are on the ballot -- senate race in the southern part of Wisconsin.

Is particularly -- if Republicans lose it.

They lose majority control of that chamber where you can argue.

This all began.

Right.

I covered on the other side of Madison were in the special report uniform tonight Mike thank you --