Wis. Recall: A Trial Run for the Presidential Race : NPR
Voters in Wisconsin will decide Tuesday whether or not to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker. It’s been one of the most expensive statewide races in American history, and the stakes in that election could have national implications, for unions, for deficit hawks, for businesses, even for President Obama’s re-election.
The vote over whether to recall Walker is so important, it’s drawn millions in outside money and some of the biggest political stars in the country. Now millions of dollars are flowing in, too.
“The dollar figures that were thrown around here are just astronomical in terms of Wisconsin’s history,” Wisconsin Public Radio’s Shawn Johnson tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz.
“The old record for [the] governor’s race in terms of money raised by a candidate was about $10 million,” Johnson says. “And that was set in 2010 by Gov. Scott Walker. He’s now raised $31 million dollars in about a year and a half.”