This is a major blow to the public-sector unions. It will be interesting to see how this affects how other states deal with public unions and if this means a shift in the political climate of Wisconsin for the November presidential election. Some say it will benefit the Republicans now, but some have pointed out that many of the people in Wisconsin who supported Walker also support President Obama, which is one reason some speculate Obama stayed away from this election, because he didn't want to alienate pro-Obama, pro-Walker supporters.
Personally, I am happy with this, as I do believe public-sector unions need to be reigned in. Also, even if one vehemently disagrees with Walker's policies, what he did wasn't criminal, and recall elections are usually supposed to be for literally criminal actions on the part of the governor. Walker was the third U.S. governor to face a recall election, and is now the first to survive one.
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