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Originally Posted by Thomkal
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He was the candidate most hurt by having an uninteresting performance in the first debate. He needs attention.
This is an interesting piece from Politifact about Walker's claim that FDR did not support collective bargaining for public-sector employees.
Did FDR oppose collective bargaining for government workers? | PolitiFact Wisconsin
Back before Kennedy, about 35% of private-sector workers belonged to a union. Now that's below 10% - largely because we've outsourced our manufacturing industries.
And back before Kennedy, about 10% of public-sector workers belonged to a union. It jumped to 25% under Kennedy. Today, that's around 35-40%.
Many conservatives feel FDR was a good counterbalance to a system that favored big business, but Kennedy, Johnson, the whole Great Society, was the beginning of the end for the economy. Walker speaks directly to that group.
The '60s also brought important civil rights issues to the forefront. It's hard to separate the economic issues from the social issues - where the changes in the '60s were very positive.
Walker needs to own an issue in order to move his campaign forward. This is his choice.
Personally, I agree that collective bargaining doesn't belong in the public sector. When you're bargaining against a government that's spending taxpayer money and has no incentive to save, there's no realistic spending control. Politicians can afford to be generous with other people's money. So it's essentially buying votes.