Wisconsin: Polls favor Walker to win recall vote but race is close.

Madison : WI : USA | May 29, 2012 at 7:53 AM PDT

By northsunm32

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The recall vote pits Gov. Scott Walker against Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett. The election will be June 5th but advance polls have already been held.

A Reason-Rupe poll puts Walker ahead of Barrett by 50 points to 42 among likely voters. A St. Norbert College/Wisconsin public radio survery put Walker at 50 per cent and Barrett at 45. Some campaigners for Barrett have complained that the Democratic National Committee has not committed sufficient help to counter the huge sums that are behind Walker.

The fight is key for labor. One would think that Obama would be throwing everything he could into the campaign. Walker successfully limited collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin. If he returns the right wing drive to weaken unions will gain even more momentum. For more see this article. Or here. Or here.

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Milwaukee Mayor Barrett takes a moment before the start of the debate against Republican Gov. Walker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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