he won 52 percent to 46 percent in the original election and 54 percent to 46 percent in the second recall election, basically no difference in the two
You should read into what he as done and what is now working.. He did the right thing for all the unpopular reasons. Thats why we won the recall..
My point, which you missed, is that proclaiming that he is "The only governor to survive a recall" is pimping his ride. Only three have ever been recalled.
Yes, and until Walker, no governor had ever survived a recall election that actually was put to a vote.
I am no fan of Scott Walker or his policies but I have been against this recall from the outset. Elections have to mean something and, like him or not, Walker won the election. Republicans also won a free election to take the house and senate. This gives them a mandate and the state should live with the consequences, good or bad, of their choices. The only call for a recall election should be corruption charges IMHO. This being said, there will be no national implications from this recall election.....it just makes for good cable news tv until the real election goes down.
Collective bargaining between workforce and management is important to maintaining the balance between labor and corporate interests that is best for the welfare of the US economy. But the unions, both public and private, don't seem to be the ultimate answer. It was bad for the country when the Industrial Robber Barons of the late 19th century to amass huge fortunes by exploiting cheap labor. The unions served a purpose then and because of them, the huge American middle class was created. But the unions eventually grew too powerful and became a drag on the welfare of the companies, also bad for the US. Plus the national economy was shifting from a manufacturing-based economy to a knowledge-based economy. So the unions have been steadily declining for 30 years and are less relevant to the new economy. However, Corporate America is now swinging the pendulum back to the other extreme again with huge corporate profits that do not trickle down to the middle class anymore. A new paradigm for management/workforce bargaining needs to emerge to replace the rigid unions.
