Gov. McDonnell: Recall election puts WI in play for pres. race

Governor Bob McDonnell (VA-R) discusses the factors that led to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker winning the recall election and why it puts the state in play for Mitt Romney during the presidential election.

Gov. McDonnell says, “… It’s going to be Romney’s ideas against Obama’s record, similar to what the referendum was about in the election in Wisconsin. I think the issue matrix is the same.”

He continues, “I think it helps to put Wisconsin in play given the fact it’s about somebody getting results and fixing problems on debt and budget and jobs. That’s what Walker did and what Romney is talking about. So I do think in some of the swing states, Wisconsin, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, others, when the debate is about getting America out of debt and back to work, this is good news that this is the message that Romney is going to be driving that voters in Wisconsin responded to and I think nationally will, too, as well.”

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