Tom Barrett Aggressively Goes After Scott Walker in First Debate
The two candidates in the June 5 gubernatorial recall election went head to head on Friday night, with Barrett launching numerous attacks against Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
There's no question that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who is trailing in the most recent polls, came out swinging against Gov. Scott Walker in a televised debate Friday night. But whether he landed enough punches to sway enough voters in the June 5 recall election remains to be seen. During the debate, sponsored by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, Democrat Barrett went after the Republican governor on a variety of issues, The Huffington Post reported. According to a story by Amanda Terkel: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett aggressively went after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in the first of two gubernatorial debates, taking him to task for an ongoing corruption probe, repeal of an equal pay enforcement law and out-of-state fundraising. …
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Rich Petersen
1:31 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012
Justme: Yes the crowd agreed but that misses the point. The point is that your paraphrasing was an intentional twisting of words into a false meaning. Your statement that he said "it's not about the kids, it's all about the power and money." means something entirely different from what he was saying. His point was that having creative ideas, caring about children, and having a vision of a great … more ›