Walker acknowledges there will be enough signatures for recall. [View all]

[RandySF]

This morning, Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker appeared at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, where he defended his controversial budget repair bill and discussed the recall effort against him that is well underway. The main takeaways from his discussion, which offer clues about the way he will frame his candidacy in the coming election that will almost certainly be triggered:

Walker anticipates a recall election: "I assume they will get well over the 540,000" signatures needed to trigger an election, Walker said, adding that "In all likelihood, after the review [of the petition signatures], it will probably be an election sometime in June.

Walker's team has been gearing up for some time, raising money and airing positive ads. He's been staffing up on the campaign side as well. The signature collection pace is proceeding very quickly; so much so that if an election is not triggered, it would be a surprise. Of course, if you are Walker, it's also good political move to pump up the chances that a recall is going to happen; on the off chance it does not, it will appear an even bigger disappointment for Democrats.


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