mr. walker and a couple of other issues. mr. walker advised -- could i ask you to come to the microphone? i am very interested in your thoughts about the plaza and very interested in your explanation about the redwood trees. a few questions i would like to ask, is the issue of san francisco and that particular sarthe region part of the city is actually quite gray in quite dark. redwood trees do have a tendency of creating a somewhat more shaded environment than what we normally like on heavily- frequented public plazas. how do you seek to resolve that issue? i am sure you can answer them all in one. trees bring dim light. they are not such a positive way. that is just the nature of the trees. in addition to the fact, tree limbs dropped needles, and that creates a maintenance problem, which is not just restricted to the drop line of the trees, but the needle shipped around. i see that behind transamerica acquired for inchoate way -- behind transamerica quite frequently, and i think that is something we should be concerned about. l

mr. walker's handling of collective bargaining issues.here is a fairly predictable split the left disagrees, the right agrees. but among moderate independent swing voters, the kind of type of voters who are likely to decide the election this coming fall, they seem to be leaning toward walker tonight and that could be an indication of something happening. mr. walker and mayor barrett are having a re-match of the race a year and a half ago, bill. it's -- you always got to look at how things went the last time around. it could be leaning toward walker. >> bill: okay. so that's prevailing wisdom and, again, we're going to leave it there. people can tune in later on fox news of course will have the latest. that's the prevailing wisdom that at this point walker seems to be in decent shape. now, mike, in milwaukee, which is a liberal city, as madison, wisconsin, and the rural areas of wisconsin, they tend to be conservative. you have got hassled? you know, just showed a couple of clips where emotions are very high. is that all over the place? >>

[applause] mrs. walker has been a rock.i'm so glad more than twenty years ago on may 1st, 1992, she agreed to have the first date with me. it's been heaven ever since. [applause] together we're proud to have two sons, i was going to say boys, they're not boys anymore. two sons matt and alex. they've been through a lot this last year and a half. i wouldn't be more proud of them. math is going to graduate on saturday. alex is going to be a sr. [applause] they've been spectacular. mrs. walker mentioned the rest of our family. my mom and dad, i know of you at the victory centers had my mom's chocolate chip cookies. you have to love them. my mom and dad, my brother, my sister-in-law, my two beautiful nieces, my father-in-law, to all of my family here and so of our friends. so many who liftedded us up over the last year and a half even when times were tough. we say thank you for all of them . [applause] [chanting] thank you. [chanting: thank you scott] >> it's great to see so many kids out here too. it's what it's all about. free

mr. walker.owth. >> i want to talk a little bit about the union membership here. this is really where it seems a lot of power was lost. back in '83, the rate was above 20%. there were more than 17 million union workers. last year you look at that rate, 11.8%, fewer than 15 million union members essentially, so what does that mean for the strength of unions here? i mean, clearly a loss in wisconsin and -- >> collective bargaining is under attack and there is an attempt to move from right -- they are under attack. yet it's the power of working people that gives us our basic benefits and gives us our -- >> so how did the unions become more attractive do you think, reverend? how do the unions attract the folks who were in the unions before? >> i think just as the laws have come north, unions must go south where people are working often without the benefits they deserve. this victory last night for governor walker is not the final arbiter on what will happen in wisconsin. there will be an attempt arou

mr. walker is facing a recall election two years into his term. they debated last week and you can see that final debate tuesday morning at 6:00 a.m. eastern on cspan. a former white house negotiator for the new start treaty said he's pessimistic about the next round of talks between the u.s. and russia. speaking earlier today, he also rejected report that is budgetary concerns drove the obama administration's plans for maintaining the arsenal. this is a little over an hour. >> good morning, everyone. if you could find your seats, we're about to get started. i'm the director of the independent nongovernmental arms control situation and i want to welcome everyone to our annual 2012 meeting. i want to thank those of you watching online and cspan. and before we get started, i'd like to remind everybody to turn off your cellular devices. we remain committed to providing information and ideas to address those security challenges posed by the world's most dangerous weapons. nuclear, biological, chemical and certain conventional weapons. as our many memb

mr. walker serves as the deputy assistant secretary for aging, advocating on behalf of older americans. now this new federal agency will seek to enhance and improve a broad range of support that individuals may need to live with respect and dignity as full members of our community. this needs to go well beyond health care. it includes the availability of private housing, employment, education, meaningful relationships, as well as social participation. in addition, we will be working with the centers for medicare and medicaid services to develop, refine, and strengthen policies that promote independent living among all populations, especially those served by medicaid. we would also look with cms to promote home and community-based services and support. last but not least, i will be remiss if i forget to mention that may is also the time of the year when communities across nations come together to celebrate the older americans month. the proud tradition that shows our nation's commitment to recognize is the -- recognizing the contributions and achievements of our seniors. the theme for th

mr. walker serves as the deputy assistant secretary for aging, advocating on behalf of older americans. this new federal agency will seek to enhance and improve a broad range of support that individuals may need to live with respect and dignity as full members of our community. this needs to go well beyond health care. it includes the availability of private housing, employment,

mr. walker's democratic challenger. that followed a visit on behalf of tom barrett by former president bill clinton. nobody knows how the results, the ground game, are going to be affected by the policy that in cited all of this, that law that decimated the unions. that law has gone into effect in wisconsin and has decimated the unions in just one year, exactly as republicans hoped it would, exactly as they hope it will around the nation, exactly in presidential victories, even this year, even in states like wisconsin. and yes, the world is watching the top of the ticket. for clues about what will happen at top of the ticket in november between president obama and mitt romney. but the vote tomorrow in wisconsin is every bit as much about dale schultz, the last independent-minded republican standing. it's every bit as much about the fitzgerald brothers and whether they get to stay in charge, and it's every bit as much about the lieutenant governor with the poison global warming breath and these turkeys necking violently

mr. walker's campaign raised seven times as much money as mr. of it in six-figure checks from some of the same business interests. the tactics worked in wisconsin, and in several other states. labor, so long in decline in the private sector, is also losing its clout in states and cities, unable to match or withstand the unfettered bank accounts of industry. the people who kept mr. walker and his policies in power are just getting started. dan senor? >> well, i think what the public sector unions are dealing with in part is that they are increasingly isolated from the rest of the economy. certainly the private sector economy. in the eyes of people at all levels of the economic ladder. even private sector unions, this "times" editorial says have been weakened. they are frustrated with the perks and sense of entitlement and advantages that the public sector unions have that they don't have in the private sector unions. there is a backlash against the power of the public sector unions. i think they are isolated in the economy and increasingly so in

mr. walker says that wisconsin citizens understand tough decisions have to be made. >> people appreciatethat we took on these challenges and they want to see us stay in office and continue to take them on for our working taxpayers. >> i want people to understand we have raoeurbl use, ther real issues, even if you are using scott walkers own numbers his scott performance is the absolute worst of any governor in the midwest. bill: let's take a big view of wisconsin right now. we'll let you know how things have gone over the past several national election cycles if you by into the theory and argument that wapbs in wisconsin tell what happens in wisconsin tells us a lot about what will happen in november. this was in 2008. go back to 2004, though, this is john kerry and george bush. kerry won the state but only 50-49. that is a difference of some 11, maybe 12,000 votes in the end. if you went back to the year 2000 you would find between al gore and george bush even a closer race, looks about 4500 votes separated the tour with al gore winning that state. brit hume is our fox news political an

mr. walker, the governor is already sharing the spoils. he was on "fox and friends" this morning talking about it. listen. >> i do think it is a powerful message in the fall election and probably of greater importance after the election that people mean it. they mean it in washington. they mean it in madison. they mean it every other statehouse across america when they say we want you to take on the tough challenges and not play for what is maybe temporarily popular in the polls but something long term that will benefit us all. >> reporter: conservatives call this a huge win for smaller, more fiscally responsible government and it resonates nationally. democrats hoped all that would be repudiated. instead they were. that hurts well beyond wisconsin, jenna. jenna: other than the buzz, a little momentum, how far can governor romney take this? what exactly does he get out of it? >> reporter: sure. first thing you have to remember about wisconsin it hasn't voted republican since 1984. the president still leads polls there now and he actually b

mr. walker compared to $18 million for the democrats. in the end, did money win or was it scott walker's ideas? >> it was scott walker's freedom and liberty and idea that we can't get gobbled up. the idea of freedom and liberty can't get gobbled up by public employee unions. that's important. government has to stop growing out of control. and i would also tell you that i think that what you're seeing in wisconsin is what you're going to see across america. it's not the outside money. these public employee unions, who knows how much they poured in. they don't disclose half of it. we don't know. reality is that we made over 4 million voter to voter phone calls in wisconsin. >> outside republican groups put a lot more money into wisconsin than democratic groups did. >> let's assume that's true. i actually am not trying to be cute here. republican unions poured in money that you don't see yet. what's also true is democrats were bragging and dnc was bragging that they made a million phone calls. we made over 4 million phone calls. we made a h

mr. obama. governor walker has a pretty good story to tell. when he took office in january of 2011, wisconsin unemployment stood at 7.7%. now it's down to 6.7%. according to last reading in april. on the spending front, when walker took office there was a budget deficit of $3.6 billion in wisconsin. now the deficit is projected to be $143 million, an astounding drop. on the tax front pretty much a wash. walker's first budget increased overall taxes in wisconsin and some received tax cuts. walker seems to be succeeding in wisconsin. thus the vote comes town to ideology. the left doesn't like him so he they want to throw him out. real clear politics consensus in the polls is that walker will keep his job after tomorrow's vote. the average has 51% supporting walker, 45% against him favoring democratic opponent milwaukee mayor tom barrett. finally if governor walker does keep his job, president obama, american labor and hard core left will be disappointed. not about walker himself. it's about the message that will be spent. big spending, big gover

mr. walker. he takes the call in the past the next pay raise. it did not happen that often but it was mirthful. jack murtha did it. "we got it this time, jack.' " his friends were not all democrats. george bush sr was his friends. the house was something that george bush won completely on his own theory he did not get there in there because of the coattails of president reagan. he got elected to the house on his own. he was -- nixon wanted to get elected on his own. own.on it on on your that's why gore tried that. there's pride in that. he liked george bush sr., i do know what he -- i do not know what he thought about the caucus. he liked bush. he loved conti. they played cards every night. bob michael, they were buddies. the guy he really loved was jerry ford. i heard him talk about him every night. how ford was living the good life in palm springs. dresses for dinner. it was always about status. and i can tell when his real friends were route because he would break into a non-political smile. that santa claus face of his, which you would get w

mr. walker leading the challenger by seven points. that's according to "the washington times." other poll came out last night from a democratic polling firm in north carolina. does a lot of polling a lot of other places. t at 50-47, walker leading. lou on the democratic line from highland park, illinois. good morning. caller: good morning. i am very much against taxing people on the miles that they drive. i think there are a couple of other places they could tax where it makes more sense. why not tax everybody exceeding the speed limit or running stop signs or red lights in america? i think that's a terrific way to raise money. host: of we already do that in the form of tickets? caller: they could use more electronic coverage. host: catch more people doing it. caller: the average speed around chicago is 75 or 80 miles per hour. i think that is number one, where they could get more revenue. host: what else? caller: look at the high-speed computer trading. millions of shares of stock are traded on wall street and not a penny tax is charged to those computers. why not start chargi

mr. walker and he takes the phone call and this is out worked. it did not happen often but it was somewhat mirthful. jack murtha was the one who did it. his friends were not all democrats. he had some really close friends, george bush's senior was a close friend. they both loved the house because the house was something that george bush won completely on his own he did not get in there because of coattails of president reagan. he got elected on his own and that means a lot. triedk that's why gore to do it but he did not quite make it. he liked george grossinger a lot. -- he really liked george bush, sr. a lot. i can probably guess what he thought of dukakis. he really liked bush anti -- and he loved bill conchie, he and bob michael were buddies. he really loved gerald ford. he talked about him all the time. he said he is loving the good life in palm springs. he dresses for dinner now. he doesn't fit in. it was great. it was always about status. i could tell when his real friends or around because it his face would break into a real non-political

in private union households 62 percent voted for tom barrett and thren percent backed governor walker. mrn roekel, in new jersey, a lot of people who back private unions think that government workers are getting too much. >> it is divide and conquer. they went after the public sector is trying to drive a wedge between people. i understand that unions are not mon nolithic. but 68 percent of all of the people saw more ads for walk are than barrett. i understand their message from the corporate side was heard better. >> chris: this was the biggest issue in wisconsin for more than a year. you don't think, certainly you are right, that the walker side had more money and ads. but the vast exit polls showed vast majority made up the month. >> there is differences in wisconsin and ohio. ohio, taking the bargaining rights and get fairness, that was voted down by the citizens two-one it was private. >> no, it was public. it was a recall in wisconsin. 64 percent said they didn't believe recalls should be used to oustsomeone on political beliefs. that was a difficult hurdle to overcome from day where

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mr. walker. they pass by you -- that's the next pay raise. it was how it worked. it didn't happen that often. jack did it. we got it this time. he was coming to the door, i have his friendses weren't all democrats. i tell you he had close friends, george bush sr. was a close friend. they both loved the house. it was something that george won on his own. he didn't get in there because of the region or anything like that or saying he'll be reagan. he made it to the house on the own. to have it on your own, it meant more. knicks southern wanted to get elected. you the president on your own. and i think that's why he tried to do it on the own. he tried. terrorist a lot of pride. -- there's a lot of pride being elected. he liked him a lot. e really liked bush. and he loved phil they'd have cards every night. they played together. the defense mapping agency, they hung out to the. bob michael, they were buddies. the guy he loved was jerry ford. he talked about him all the time. he's living the good life in palm springs. dresses for dinner now. we don't fit in. it was gre

mr. walker. he runs up to take the focal and they pass by unanimous consent a pay raise.that's how it worked. in fact, jacketed. we got at this time, typically got it this time. his friends weren't all democrats. i tell you hit some real close friends. george bush senior was a close friend. i think is because they both love the house because the house is something that george bush, if you think about, he won completely on his own. he didn't get in there because of the coattails of that president reagan or any of the stuff. he got elected to the house on his own. that always means a lot. to have it all on your own. nixon wanted to get elected on his own. you always wanted on your own. i think that's why gore tried to do it on his own. didn't quite make it. there's a lot of pride. being truly elected by the people. he liked george bush senior. you can buy thought of what he liked of the caucus but he really loved bush. bob michael, they were funny. but the guy he really loved was jerry ford. he talked about them all the time. jerry ford is living the good life out in palm s