Governor races

Warner’s decision to stay in the Senate spares Democratic leaders the task of finding a Virginia candidate to replace him.

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Next week, direct mail pieces from the nation’s largest labor federation will go to more than 180,000 union households.

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More than $80 million was spent on the recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), according to a new report from the non-partisan watchdog Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, more than doubling the previous record for the cost of a gubernatorial race in the state.

Walker and his allies outspent Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) and his allies by $58.7 million to $22 million, a nearly three to one margin. Walker won the race by a seven-point margin. Democrats argued after the results that they'd lost because of the heavy spending on the race.

When the other recall elections are added in, total spending on elections in the state topped $137 million.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) slammed unions and liberal activists for pushing to recall Gov. Walker.

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A number of independents and Democrats who opposed Walker's policies voted for him because they opposed a recall, Rendell said.

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Unions combined to spend more than $10 million and were the driving force behind the failed recall effort.

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker avoided being recalled Tuesday evening.

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Mitt Romney has stayed notably quiet about Tuesday's recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), a curious move considering Walker's lead in the polls.

Romney has not publicly commented on the race since he won Wisconsin's Republican primary in early April, even as some of his top surrogates — including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) — visited the state to stump for the Republican governor.

During the primary Romney embraced Walker and his policies, saying he was an "excellent governor" and a "hero." But since then he hasn't come near the race, even though he's kept up his attacks on public-sector unions, accusing President Obama of being "unable to stand up to union bosses."

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Obama does not appear in the video, which was sent to Wisconsin supporters urging them to recall Gov. Walker

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In addition to spinning Gov. Scott Walker's expected victory, Democrats and labor pointed fingers of blame.

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