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Walker’s political house of cards continues to crumble
The people of Wisconsin made their voices heard last week as their chants and boos drowned out Scott Walker’s State of the State address. Walker faces a recall election this year after more than one million voters signed a petition to put an early end to his term in office.
Meanwhile, the legal and ethical lapses that took place in the Milwaukee County Executive’s office during Walker’s reign continue to add up. Late last week, two more former Walker staffers were charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts for doing political work on the taxpayers’ dime. This brings the total number of top-ranking former Walker staffers facing felony charges up to five.
Walker, instead of trying to explain himself to Wisconsin residents, has been busy raising out-of-state campaign cash. His donors include Wall Street bankers and a Texas billionaire. More than 60 percent of Walker’s individual contributions since mid-December have come from outside Wisconsin. Although the governor has raised and spent millions, his popularity continues to suffer. Walker is in a statistical dead heat against all the Democrats who may seek to unseat him
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