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National Democrats Increase Investment in Wisconsin Recall
Democrats up their Wisconsin investment, Mitt Romney sees an Obama-Clinton feud, George W. Bush endorses and polls shed some light on gay marriage in swing states.
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WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:
* A day after Wisconsin Democrats aired their frustrations with the national party, the Democratic Governors Association announced that another $700,000 was sent last week to fund a Greater Wisconsin ad buy and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) hasannounced a trip to the state to campaign with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Barrett faces Gov. Scott Walker (R) on June 5. (Update: The $700,000 is included in the DGA’s already-announced $2 million investment.)
Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/national-democrats-increase-investment-in-wisconsin-recall/2012/05/15/gIQAZn83RU_blog.html