Wisconsin governor beats recall: Republican Scott Walker retains office

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/la-wisconsin-governor-beats-recall,0,4769607.story

Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin has survived an attempt led by labor groups and unions to oust him following his decision to sharply limit collective bargaining rights. Following the collection of 900,000 signatures on petitions to set up a recall election (third time in US history such an election has occurred), Walker fought back, saying he had made the decisions necessary to balance the budget and lower school costs. In addition, Walker spent nearly three times as much money as democratic challenger Tom Barrett, mayor of Milwaukee, and spurred a get out the vote campaign that will also most likely benefit Mitt Romney this November.

I chose this article because the controversy in Wisconsin interests me. I do not agree with Walker's decisions, as they do not allow teachers and other civil servants to advocate for greatly needed pay raises and leave such groups helpless against cuts in pay and in benefits. I am thus disappointed in the outcome of the recall election.