i am mike gousha. election date is june 5. we hope we will vote. [applause] >> if you would like to see this debate again in its entirety, will bring it to you at midnight here on c-span. next tuesday, watching the results of the wisconsin recall election. >> saturday on "washington journal" the chief economic correspondent for the washington times. she joins us to discuss the may jobs numbers. economy added 69,000 new jobs. unemployment raised to 8.2%. bolling, michafollowing is michl greenberger. after that, allan coukell. "washington journal" airs saturday 7 a.m. on c-span. >> of the unemployment rate raised from 811% to 8.2%. the labor department released -- 8.1% to 8.2%. the labor department released the report. this is 10 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. it was pretty clear that the american people are still asking the question, where are the jobs? another month of disappointing job gains. it is clear the american people are hurting. small businesses continue to avert hire any additional people. it is clear that the policies we have seen a

it is moderated by news anger mike gousha.cott walker defeated tom barrett 42%, and statistics%. >> the following is a patrol special election. in partnership with marquette university law school. >> good evening. we are just five days away from wisconsin also historic gubernatorial recall election. >> tonight we are proud to present the final joint campaign appearance by republican governor scott walker and his democratic opponent, milwaukee mayor tom barrett. >> this conversation will be moderated. 12 news of fronts -- up front's mike gousha. this broadcast live, unedited, and commercial freight. historic nature of this recall election. it is only the third time in our nation's history when citizens of this date have tried to recall a governor. >>>> the decision about how this election day, june 5. >> the go to the home of marquette law school for an extraordinary hour of debate and discussion about the issues that brought us here and those that will define our state's future. gousha. [applause] >> hello everyone and welcome

i'm the host of a statewide public affairs program, upfront with mike gousha. we've asked the candidates to join us about where we have been and where we are headed in wisconsin. we've asked candidates to be stay on point. the candidates can talk to one another, but i'll be managing the time we spend on a particular topic and will have the freedom to move the conversation along. each candidate will have a closing statement, but no opening statement. we'll begin tonight with governor walker. thanks for being with us. i'll begin with a question that i think needs to be asked. it is about what this contest really means. i don't want to over state the importance of a single election in wisconsin. but what's at stake next tuesday? >> well, i think it's ultimately about whether or not we want politicians to act on tough decisions. i've heard for years t heard fot politicians don't take on the issues. it's interesting. for all of the talk about what the recall was, we don't hear about it. it's because the forms are working. we've saved and documented more than a billi