Wisconsin recalls - polls open

Fueled by public sector collective bargaining issues, the Wisconsin recall elections continue today. The AFL-CIO is "getting out" the vote. See the races handicapped here.

Wisconsin votes

It is fascinating to watch from a distance the politics of Wisconsin. So much now driven by the struggle between a Republican governor determined to reign in public sector unions and allies of labor. It has certainly made the 2010 political trend favoring Republicans short lived. The real question is the resurgence of support for labor evidenced in Wisconsin likely to play out on a national scale. More after the jump