Political Checklist: Watching Wisconsin

VOTE 2012 -- June 4, 2012 at 2:30 PM EDT

Political Checklist: Watching Wisconsin

In this week's Political Checklist, Political Editor Christina Bellantoni chatted with senior correspondent Gwen Ifill and special guest Jeff Brown about the historic recall election in Wisconsin.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker holds a slight lead heading into voting Tuesday as the state considers if he deserves to be ousted. The contest is a rematch of the 2010 race with Walker facing Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

Jeff says he was surprised by the amount of energy coming from both sides in the Badger State, and about how hardened supporters of each man are in their positions.

Gwen notes that, as has been the case in several elections this year, outside money from national interest groups has been flowing to the candidates.

Don't miss Jeff's report from the ground airing on Monday's NewsHour.

Katelyn Polantz shot and Cassie M. Chew edited this video.

Please subscribe to the Morning Line and follow Christina on Twitter.

Beginning October 24, 2012, PBS NewsHour will allow open commenting for all registered users. We hope that the elimination of our moderation process will enable a more organic discussion amongst you, our audience. However, if a commenter violates our terms of use or abuses the commenting forum, their comment will be removed. We reserve the right to remove posts that do not follow these basic guidelines: comments must be relevant to the topic of the post; may not include profanity, personal attacks or hate speech; may not promote a business or raise money; may not be spam. Anything you post should be your own work. The PBS NewsHour reserves the right to read on the air and/or publish on its website or in any medium now known or unknown the comments or emails that we receive. By submitting comments, you agree to the PBS Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which include more details.