mary burke, thank you for joining us. >> well, thanks rachel.t is a pleasure to be here. >> does it matter to wisconsin -- should it matter to governor walker's re-election effort if he is in fact running for the republican presidential nomination for 2016 while he is also trying to be governor? should that matter? >> well, i think what the people of wisconsin care about is they have a governor focused on the issues that are most important to them. as i travel around the state, i hear people are most concerned about jobs. that the governor have that focus and are making it the priority. that they're doing all they can to move the state forward. you know, we have been lagging in terms of job creation since the recession. and i believe we can do better, by bringing people together and considering the options and make sure we're focused on the ones that work. put problem-solving ahead of politics. >> wisconsin was the political center of the universe when governor walker moved so bluntly to strip union rights in the state. the reaction to that was

you're running against a business woman by the name of mary burke. do you think you're helping your cause by being outside of wisconsin going to these fancy dinners and wearing a suit? why don't you get back to the county fares and spend more time in wisconsin? reelections can be tough. >> in my case, it is interesting. this week we're out on a book tour. i called a special session for the first week of december because my lawmakers, democrats and republicans alike asked me not to call for this week going into thanksgiving so it was the perk time to be out talking about a book to talk about the story of wisconsin. not just the story -- >> scott, you and i are known around the country as straight shooters, straight talkers so i'm going to ask you straight ruffle running for this president in 2016? >> running for governor. and i have done it not once but twice in the last two and a half years. >> are you running for president in 2016? >> i'm running for governor. that's what i'm focused on. >> on that cheerful note i want to thank our governors. i want