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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Scott Walker Race

    Wisconsin’s Scott Walker is a political anomaly, a Republican governor in a blue state. He’s fought unions and survived a recall vote, but today’s he’s in a dead heat with his Democratic challenger. If he loses, top Republicans say the loss would be so big, it would overshadow a GOP Senate takeover.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 4, 2014 • 1 min read

    Wisconsin’s Scott Walker is a political anomaly, a Republican governor in a blue state. He’s fought unions and survived a recall vote, but today’s he’s in a dead heat with his Democratic challenger. If he loses, top Republicans say the loss would be so big, it would overshadow a GOP Senate takeover. We look at what Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race means for national politics.

    Photo: Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, credit: Gage Skidmore

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    5 of 5
    California’s Most Expensive Political Race and Out-of-Control Border Control
    1. 0:00Big Money Flows to Obscure Education Race
    2. 7:54The Power of Attack Ads in Judicial Races
    3. 16:10Is the Border Patrol Out of Control?
    4. 26:12Tales from the Campaign Trail
    5. 41:13Scott Walker RaceYou’re reading this
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