Billionaires buy Scott Walker a win in Wisconsin
How billionaires spent their money way back when ... and how they spend it now. (David Horsey /June 6, 2012)
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By David Horsey
June 7, 2012, 5:05 a.m.
Surrounded by dozens of supporters at an evening campaign rally in Madison on May 30, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Democratic candidate for governor in Wisconsin’s tumultuous recall election, had something encouraging to tell the crowd: The fact that his opponent, Republican Gov. Scott Walker, was outspending him by more than 7 to 1 was no big deal.
“He’s got the mountains of money,” Barrett declared. “I’ve got you.”
Now, Barrett probably wishes he’d had the mountains of