By this point in the 2016 primary, it’s a truism that economic frustration among white Democrats adds fuel to the Bernie Sanders campaign. And few states are experiencing more of that anxiety than Wisconsin, which awarded Sanders his latest victory Tuesday.
The worry among white Democratic voters is largely due to the efforts of Gov. Scott Walker, a former contestant in the 2016 Republican primary. Since he took office in 2011, Walker has successfully gutted collective bargaining rights for public-sector union members, fended off a labor-backed recall campaign and passed right-to-work laws that hobble labor unions’ ability to raise funds.
