Republican Gov. Scott Walker triumphantly returned to the Wisconsin Capitol Wednesday, fresh off of his decisive victory in Tuesday’s bitter recall election.
The governor appears to be emerging from the tough recall fight stronger, and with his national profile rising.
Earlier Wednesday, Walker thanked voters at a factory outside Milwaukee. It’s a scene he repeated almost daily in the final weeks of the campaign — shaking hands with workers and executives on a factory floor. This time, instead of asking for their support, it was the raspy-voiced Walker’s turn to simply say, “Thank you.”
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