priority. that they re doing all they can to move the state forward. you know, we have been lagging in terms of job creation since the recession. and i believe we can do better, by bringing people together and considering the options and make sure we re focused on the ones that work. put problem-solving ahead of politics. wisconsin was the political center of the universe when governor walker moved so bluntly to strip union rights in the state. the reaction to that was in part, the policy, but also the confrontational way he did it. the move to strip him of power despite all the anger didn t succeed. how do you think the effort changed wisconsin politics? why do you think you can beat him now when the recall effort couldn t beat him before? well, i think it gets down to who you are in wisconsin. we are people who like to get along with each other. and we like to work together to move forward. as you mentioned, this was incredibly divisive. and i have heard that, as i
considering the options and make sure we re focused on the ones that work. put problem-solving ahead of politics. wisconsin was the political center of the universe when governor walker moved so bluntly to strip union rights in the state. the reaction to that was in part, the policy, but also the confrontational way he did it. the move to strip him of power despite all the anger didn t succeed. how do you think the effort changed wisconsin politics? why do you think you can beat him now when the recall effort couldn t beat him before? well, i think it gets down to who you are in wisconsin. we are people who like to get along with each other. and we like to work together to move forward. as you mentioned, this was incredibly divisive. and i have heard that, as i moved through the state. that will be a big campaign issue, is the type of leadership.
hear people are most concerned about jobs. that the governor have that focus and are making it the priority. that they re doing all they can to move the state forward. you know, we have been lagging in terms of job creation since the recession. and i believe we can do better, by bringing people together and considering the options and make sure we re focused on the ones that work. put problem-solving ahead of politics. wisconsin was the political center of the universe when governor walker moved so bluntly to strip union rights in the state. the reaction to that was in part, the policy, but also the confrontational way he did it. the move to strip him of power despite all the anger didn t succeed. how do you think the effort changed wisconsin politics? why do you think you can beat him now when the recall effort couldn t beat him before? well, i think it gets down to who you are in wisconsin. we are people who like to get
influence in the state capital. in just two years spending by the state s public employee unions on lobbyists has slipped from the summit of wisconsin politics, leaving business interests uncontested at the pinnacle of capitol lobbying. the state s largest teachers union used to be the leading presence in the statehouse for educators in wisconsin. now they ve gone from seven-figure spending on lobbying to relative peanuts. their spokesperson says they re trying to make due without paid lobbying. top five lobbying groups in wisconsin now are mostly business types like hospitals and manufacturers. the folks lobbying for teachers and janitors and snow plow drivers, all but gone. this is a huge shift in our politics. and it may be a lasting one. we cannot know if republicans in wisconsin were motivated to strip union rights in order to achieve this end, but it s hard to imagine they regret how it has turned out. in djibouti, a. vietnam in 1972.
and janitors and snow plow drivers, all but gone. this is a huge shift in our politics. and it may be a lasting one. we cannot know if republicans in wisconsin were motivated to strip union rights in order to achieve this end, but it s hard to imagine they regret how it has turned out.