Sunday, 20 Mar 2011 06:49 PM
By Henry J. Reske and Ashley Martella
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/DougSchoen-Obama-2012-PresidentialElection/2011/03/20/id/390121?s=al&promo_code=BE67-1
In Wisconsin, the battle between Walker and public-sector unions over collective-bargaining rights and budget deficits is a draw when it comes to public opinion, with both sides garnering strong support.
“Democrats are certainly mobilized by what they regard as an assault on the right of labor to organize and bargain collectively,” Schoen said. “But if, as we’ve seen in states like New Jersey and Indiana, there is a good economic result given the fighting that we’ve seen in the legislature and in the streets, then I think ultimately it could well work to Governor Walker’s advantage.”
One level where the Democrats are succeeding is in energizing their base, he said.
“I think Democrats have shown an unprecedented level of mobilization,” he said. “One-hundred-thousand people in the streets last weekend, the most since the Vietnam War, that’s huge, that’s really significant. But whether that translates into broad based across the board support for the Democratic Party remains to be seen.”
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