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Politics : Andrew Breitbart's Work Continues

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To: Honey_Bee who wrote (435)6/6/2012 11:27:13 AM
From: joseffy  Read Replies (1) of 1176
 
MSNBC contributor and former Dem Rep. Harold Ford: Scott Walker got 'lucky'

TheDC ^ | June 6, 2012 | Jeff Poor


On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” former Tennessee Democratic Rep. Harold Ford offered his theory on why last night’s Wisconsin recall election went in Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s favor: He “got a little lucky.”

Ford’s co-panelist, former Vermont Democratic Gov. Howard Dean, blamed money and “Morning Joe” co-host Willie Geist asked why the Democratic side is unable to match the Republican side when it comes to money, since the rules are the same for everyone.

“You know, it’s a good question, and it’s one that will play out and be answered over the coming months,” Ford replied. “I look at a little differently than the governor does. I think the money aspect is important and was important. But I think at some level, you look at what happened in Ohio when Gov. Kasich overreached on collective bargaining rights for voters. They put [it] on the ballot, it was voted down, and he lost that and repented in many ways and changed his ways.”

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