Chris Abele, the Democrat who’s running to replace now-Governor Scott Walker as Milwaukee County Executive, is targeting his Republican opponent in a TV ad for — you guessed it — voting for Walker’s plan to scrap public sector unions.
Republican Jeff Stone is currently a member of the Wisconsin state assembly. He voted for the just-signed plan to eliminate collective bargaining rights for state and local government employees, before waffling a bit in public statements.
Ultimately, though, Stone insisted “This needs to be clear; I support the Governor and the provisions in the budget repair bill.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has endorsed Abele.
You can watch the ad below.
Brian Beutler
Brian Beutler is TPM's senior congressional reporter. Since 2009, he's led coverage of health care reform, Wall Street reform, taxes, the GOP budget, the government shutdown fight, and the debt limit fight. He can be reached at brian@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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