NEWSMAX: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker scored more than a personal victory in Tuesday’s state recall vote. He delivered a psychological boost for the Republicans and a blow to Democrats that could linger until the Nov. 6 U.S. presidential election.
Walker, a Republican, sailed to a surprisingly easy win over Democrat Tom Barrett, ending a bitter 15-month political battle over Walker’s efforts to eliminate most collective-bargaining rights for Wisconsin’s public sector unions.
Many of Walker’s national supporters – who flooded the state with anti-Barrett ads and gave Walker a more than 7-to-1 financial advantage – saw the results as a vindication of his take-no-prisoners brand of fiscal conservatism… (more)
