Unfortunately, it was Romney who did not get the message of WI. In one of my first campaign ads for the recall, I had looked into the camera and said: "We saved taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and kept thousands of teachers, firefighters, and police officers on the job."
Our reforms had protected the jobs of firemen, policemen, and teachers. We had avoided the mass layoffs of public workers that local communities were facing in other states across America. The message of Wisconsin was not that the American people want fewer people, or police, or firefighters.
Romney is a decent and compassionate man, which is why it is so frustrating that Romney allowed himself to be portrayed as a defender of the rich & powerful instead of a champion of the poor & vulnerable.
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The above quotations are from Unintimidated: A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge by Scott Walker and Marc Thiessen. Click here for other excerpts from Unintimidated: A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge by Scott Walker and Marc Thiessen. Click here for other excerpts by Mitt Romney. Click here for other excerpts by other Governors.
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