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Staying away i think was the right move in this circumstance. jon: wisconsin sort of a bulwa a bulwark of labor. what does this mean for others who want to take on the employee unions? >> i think it will eupl bolden governors, republicans and also democrats. scott walker is getting a lot of attention today, and rightly so. the votes that took place out in california, san jose. and san diego where california voters voted in overwhelming numbers 65-plus percent to cutback on public sector pensions to try and get some of the stuff under control, here in chicago, in illinois we've got a massive pe...

Re-elected to the first term. >> sean: you are on the ground. what do you see? >> we are hearing what you are hearing. turnout is extraordinary. our turnout actr accountability board predicted 50-65%. i went and voted at 4:30 today. the entire table was full of people registering to vote. all new voters. so we are excited about turnout tonight. we think it's good to have more people involved in the electoral process. we are cautiously optimistic. >> sean: you seem very optimistic, lieutenant governor. i have to imagine because this has been ugly at times. we have seen the video, they left the ...

Budget, i think it's a winning case. does this impact 2012? in other words, will this be an indicator what have could happen on election night in a state that hasn't elected a republican president since 1984? >> yes! it's the public perceives the unions as being negative to state finances and the national finances. facility unions are beaten back, that does send a message to november. and the further message is a conservative who goes up entrenched big labor and wins sends a message all across the country and especially for the month of november and the election that is coming. >> sean: last w...

>> sean: this, in fact is a fox news alert, tossing to bret baier, standing by in wisconsin, apparently ready to make a call in the recall race. >> reporter: fox news can now project that wisconsin governor scott walker, a republican, will survive his recall election, beating back a challenge by democratic milwaukee mayor tom barrett, after months of bitter acrimony, rolling back excesses in the bargaining power of the unions. walker's victory in the state that went for president obama in 2008 gives republicans some hope that wisconsin may vote republican, for mitt romney in november. but this...

Collective bargaining rights for voters. they put on the ballot, it was voted down, and he lost that and repented in many ways and changed his ways. walker, if you read the local news, he pulled back some of his rhetoric. he is not quite as divisive he was a year and a half ago. you had him on the show. and i think a lot of voters were treated to a status quo position, thinking if i'm working and i'm paying in, why is it that other workers, including government workers, are not? and as much as they may not like some of what walker stood for, he had a legitimate point. and the jobs numbers are ...