analysis from mark zande of moody's analytics, stechen moore of the "wall street journal," and dan balz of the "washington post." i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." >>> 19 months after electing republican scott walker as governor, wisconsin voters decide tuesday whether to recall him. walker's critics were galvanized by his first budget designed to fix a $3.6 billion shortfall. it included stripping collective bargaining rights for most public workers and increasing their contributions to their pension and health care plans. the race is seen as a test run of things to come on the national scene pitting republicans and the tea party against democrats and organized labor. it has attracted mega millions from outside the state and lots of attention from party headliners, but as republicans like to note, not all the headliners. >> well, it's more obvious is that the president himself, the current president, is not in town, and that to me speaks volumes, his absence. >> joining me is milwaukee mayor tom barrett, the man who lost to governor scott in the 2010 election and loo