Union rights a campaign hot potato

Jack Craver:

Labor was even overshadowed by a multitude of non-policy-related issues Democrats launched at Republicans, such as (ultimately recalled) Sen. Randy Hopper's extra-marital affair and a conservative group's use of a narrator whose voice is strikingly similar to that of actor Morgan Freeman. (Incredibly, it's not the first time somebody has accused Republicans of mimicking the star's patented Delta drawl in TV ads)

"I think that the terminology of collective bargaining is not one that if you did a poll resonates because of the way the right-wing has killed private sector unions," says John Matthews, executive director of Madison Teachers Inc., the local teachers union.

Jim Palmer, the head of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, agrees, and says unions should take some of the blame for the public's lack of understanding of labor rights.

No matter what candidates are saying, however, Matthews makes one point clear:

"Any Democrat would be better than Walker."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 26, 2012 1:53 AM
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