Facing controversies, Republican governors show different strategies for handling scandals.
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Now Running for President, Someone Just Like Me
The early 2016 verbal jockeying has become as unrelenting as it is brazen
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: A 2016 Contender But Not A College Graduate
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is an eagle scout and a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate. One thing he isn’t is a college graduate, and that may soon change.
Uncompromised: Why Scott Walker Survived His Recall
Scott Walker’s triumph in Wisconsin on Tuesday night, beating out Democratic challenger Tom Barrett 53%–46%, will have cascading consequences, as the second most important election of 2012 should. The victory brings validation …
In Wisconsin’s Recall, a Tale of Two Parties
As many as two-thirds of Wisconsin voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to recall Governor Scott Walker. It’s the marquee undercard in a presidential-election year, laden with all the money and meaning that …
The Survivor: How Scott Walker Went to War on His Recall
Normally friendly, Wisconsin has been anything but in the past few months. Statewide, the question of whether to keep Governor Scott Walker or kick him out for slashing collective bargaining for most public employees has set …
Why the Coalition Trying to Recall Scott Walker Is Splintering
Madison, Wis.
Every weekday at noon, several dozen Wisconsinites gather at the state capitol in Madison to translate their anger into song. Sometimes the gathering is inside the gleaming rotunda, where thousands bedded down on …
With Money and Momentum, Scott Walker Gains Ground in Wisconsin Recall Campaign
Brown Deer, Wisconsin
On Wednesday morning, Scott Walker slipped into a sheet-metal fabricating plant on an industrial street in Milwaukee’s outskirts. Argon Industries is the kind of gritty, thriving small business Walker …
Scott Walker on Tape: Budget Bill Was ‘Divide and Conquer’
With a month to go before Wisconsin’s gubernatorial recall vote, Democrats’ case against Scott Walker is less about collective bargaining policy itself than the notion that the governor masked his intentions to limit it as part …
In Wisconsin Recall Fight, Focus Shifts from Unions to Jobs
When Democrats began the push to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker last year, his controversial law curbing the collective-bargaining rights of most public employees headlined their list of grievances. But while June 5’s …
Wisconsin Cheddar: How Scott Walker’s Fundraising Windfall Could Decide the Recall
The battle of Wisconsin was never going to be cheap. Scott Walker, the Republican governor facing a landmark recall election next month, is perhaps the most polarizing politician in the country not named Obama. The June 5 …
As National GOP Unites Behind Romney, He Gets Its Baggage Too
It’s 50°F and sunny in Wisconsin, according to the local forecast. The cold days are almost done, and so too is the Republican primary. In the week leading up to Tuesday’s nominating contest in the state, one of the few standing …
Behind Wisconsin Democrats’ Million-Signature Show of Force in Walker Recall Effort
Asked why he signed a petition to recall Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, George Shiver, 55, emptied a bag of prescription medications onto the coffee table in his untidy Eau Claire apartment. “These are the drugs I take to …