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thomas jr. to prison. two aides pleaded guilty into a probe into the mayor's 2010 election campaign. >>> wisconsin governor scott walker survived a bitterly fought recall effort and will stay in office. the republican defeated tom barrett, milwaukee's democratic mayor. walker told supporter his victory is an affirmation of political courage. the recall challenge was the result of governor walker's divisive measure that eliminated union rights for most public workers last year. walker is the first governor in u.s. history to survive a recall election. >>> it was a tom night for milwaukee mayor tom barrett. after his concession speech, one supporter slapped the democratic candidate for conceding. barrett says the woman was kind enough to ask if she could slap him. he told her that he'd prefer a hug, but she went ahead and slapped him anyway. no word if charges will be filed. >>> wisconsin voters weren't the only ones heading to the polls yet. mitt romney won five more primaries. the presumptive presidential nomin nominee had enough delegates to clinch the nomination. he won't become the official nominee until this summer's gop convention. >>> today president obama will look to build support within the gay community. he w

thomas roberts in for tamron. the "news nation" following the final days of a political war for wisconsin. in one corner, milwaukee mayor tom barrettters ahead of a schedule and a back lash fro his decision to crush collective bargaining rights for public sector unions. recent polls put the governor ahead. neither candidate is taking their foot off the gas, starting their closing arguments over the weekend. >> i believe public elections about the future, not just the past. i think we have a powerful case to be made for everybody. >> you have a situation where neighbors don't want to talk to neighbors and relatives don't want to talk to relatives because of this political civil war that scott walker has created. i will end that civil war. >> mayor barrett is trying to end the so-called civil war. an extreme cash disadvantage. look at that. dwarfed in fundraising by governor walker and outside groups who are chipping in and he is doing it without the president on his side. the president has been mia in this recall effort. not campaigning with tom barrett. both sides of the aisle weighed in on this "andrea mitchell reports" last hour.

thomas roberts in for tamron. the "news nation" following the final days of a political war for wisconsin. in one corner, milwaukee mayor tom barrettters ahead of a schedule and a back lash from his decision to crush collective bargaining rights for public sector

undercut tom barrett's vote and got people voting on a person rather than on some of the core issues in this election. and that's normal. but it's something we've got to be aware of. >> thomas, what do you make of 37% of union households voting for walker, a guy who has gone right after their kitchen table? their voice in the workplace, their benefits, their health care, the lot? what about that? >> it's astonishing, but on the other hand, that's pretty much in keeping with how it always goes, but on the other side of that coin, that means 67% of them are voting for democrats. the amazing thing is working class people who aren't in union who tend to vote republican by massive numbers. that's what boggles the mind. look, there's two -- if you look at the arguments the conservatives have been making for the last three or four years, this is what pity the billionaire is all about. first of all, it's extremely populous. these guys present themselves as the opponents of entrenched power, okay? they have this term they like to throw around, the ruling class. they're always going against what they call the ruling class. it's preposterous, but they say it all the time. it sort of m