Trumka lowers expectations in Scott Walker fight

Published May 7, 2012 4:00am ET



Richard Trumka, head of a labor union devoted to recalling Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., began spinning the prospect of Walker winning even as the Democratic primary draws to a close.

“It’s not a test-run [for labor],” Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, told Newsmakers when asked about his efforts to defeat Walker. “They’re going to spend more money probably in Wisconsin — the Koch brothers and Karl Rove and everybody — than they’re going to do in most other states,” Trumka also said, as he said a Walker victory would not have any bearing on President Obama’s prospects in the state.

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