PBS News Hour: Wisconsin Recall Election Watched for National Repurcussions

A bitterly divided electorate. A long tradition of political experiments. The most expensive campaign in state history. And national repercussions, no matter the outcome. Welcome to Wisconsin, where voters are preparing for Tuesday's contentious recall election of embattled Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Jeffrey Brown reports.

Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june12/wiscrace_06-04.html

Brown interviewed:
- Gov. Walker and his recall challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett
- Charlie Sykes, conservative talk radio host on Milwaukee station WTMJ and author of numerous books, most recently "A Nation of Moochers: America's Addiction to Getting Something for Nothing" and fellow at the Wisconsin Public Research Institute (a Koch-funded think tank)
- A public school teacher and a superintendent
- Ruth Conniff, political editor of "The Progressive" magazine
- Charles Franklin, pollster and visiting professor at Marquette Law School