Thread by @CACoreyU

Also @latimes @melmason, @ScottWalker didn't beat the recall by 7 points by driving up Republican turnout.

"independents gave an edge to Walker, giving him 54 percent of their votes compared to 45 percent for Barrett." cbsnews.com/news/how-scott…

"That is similar to 2010, when Walker received the votes of 56 percent of independents, and Barrett 42 percent."

"Ninety-four percent of those who said they voted for Barrett in 2010 voted for him again this year, and 94 percent of those who said they supported Walker two years ago voted for him this year as well."

"Fifty percent of Barrett's voters said they were voting for Barrett, but another 47 percent characterized their vote as against his opponent Scott Walker.

Among Walker's backers, 88 percent said they were voting for their candidate, not against his opponent."

"Voters were similarly divided when asked about the state law that limited the collective bargaining rights of government workers: 52 percent approved, and 47 percent disapproved."

Bottom line: @ScottWalker is the only governor to successfully beat back a recall attempt because he ran on his record and his opponents were stuck making arguments against reforms the public largely supported.

The only parallel with 2021's #CARecall and the 2011 Wisc. parallel is Democrats raising oodles of cash ($81 million in 2011!) and running a fiercely negative campaign to convince voters they have the public's interest at heart when they clearly only have self-interest at heart.