Walker Campaign: ‘We Believe A Majority Of Wisconsin Voters Will Stand’ With His Record

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Gov. Scott Walker’s (R-WI) campaign released this statement from communications director Ciara Matthews, on the official act by state election officials to trigger the recall election against him, following a review of the Democrats’ large-scale petition effort:

“We have long said that we anticipated the election process would move forward. Now it is time for voters to examine the choice they will be faced with in June. We believe a majority of Wisconsin voters will stand with Governor Walker’s record of laying the foundation for a more successful Wisconsin while moving the state forward and against the Democrats’ failed policies that would take Wisconsin back to the days of a $3.6 billion budget deficit. Voters are not prepared to reverse the tremendous progress the Governor has made by prematurely ending his term in this $9 million power grab by out-of-state special interests.”

Recalls in Wisconsin do not feature any direct up-or-down vote on the incumbent, but instead effectively take the form of a special election with the incumbent and a challenger fighting it out to serve the rest of the term. The Democratic primary will be on May 8, and the general election on June 5.

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