Reporter discusses tight Wisconsin judicial race

In Wisconsin, a recount is likely in a the first election since Republican Governor Scott Walker passed his politically contentious budget bill.

The Associated Press reports that Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg currently has a narrow 204-vote lead over incumbent Justice David Prosser in a race for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Their race became highly politicized after the state's standoff over collective bargaining rights.

Jason Stein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has been covering the story.

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