Wisconsin’s Primary To Pick Gov. Walker’s Challenger

Shortly after he took office last winter, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and fellow Republicans in the Legislature enraged Democrats and public employee unions by cutting collective bargaining rights, and Wisconsin has been on fire politically ever since. A protest movement forced a recall election, scheduled for June 5, and now, voters in Tuesday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary will select Walker’s challenger.

At Franks Diner in downtown Kenosha, Wis., the prices are low, the food is piled high, and the motto is “be nice or leave.” So bartender Amber Rodriguez, from nearby Racine, tries to put this nicely: When it comes to working people, she says, Walker hasn’t been very nice.

“It doesn’t really seem like he’s trying to do anything to help anybody,” she says. “He seems like he’s going more toward bigger business and trying to give them whatever they want.”