Tension flares between Scott Walker and Chris Christie

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Scott Walker, the champion of the right of employees to not be forced into
unions, has a massive bull's-eye on his back, as the labor movement is
engaged in an all-out spending spree to knock him out of office next
Tuesday.  Walker and his supporters have been subjected to the dirtiest
political retaliation imaginable, and he has already survived a union-funded
recall campaign that tried to end his political career mid-term.

As we noted Sunday, it appears that the Republican Governors Association,
headed by Chris Christie, is pulling back on financial support for
television ads in the home stretch.

Yesterday, Gov. Walker made it evident that he does not appreciate the
limited help he is getting from the Christie forces.  Alexander Burns
reports in Politico:


Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he needs more help from the national GOP in
his reelection fight - and an upcoming visit from New Jersey Gov. Chris
Christie isn't going to cut it.

Speaking with reporters after a morning campaign stop here, Walker said he
is getting outspent on television and faces overwhelming hostility from
national Democratic groups and labor unions.

Asked if he was satisfied with the support he's received from national
Republicans, Walker indicated he hopes to get more backup from the
Republican Governors Association. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who chairs
the RGA, is coming to campaign for Walker this week - but the Wisconsin
Republican said he's "not looking for surrogates."

"[Christie] is coming because he asked if he could come and we weren't going
to say no," Walker said. "But we're not looking for surrogates. The people
that have been campaigning with me are by and large from Wisconsin."

It appears that Christie might be happy to see a powerful competitor for the
2016 nomination flame out.  Democrats, meanwhile, are desperate for some
token victories they can crow about in the midst of what looks like another
"shellacking" next week.  Scott Walker may be the sacrificial lamb offered
up.

As Lauri Regan notes, there is some good news in Wisconsin: Barack Obama is
traveling there to campaign against Walker for Sharon Burke, the heiress who
is runnng against him.  There is a decent chance that this political poison
will taint the fellow Dem.