Gov. Walker, Barrett take break from campaigning on Memorial Day

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett took a one-day break from campaigning to observe Memorial Day. Plenty of voters, however, still had the recall election on their minds Monday, May 28th. There are eight days to go before the June 5th recall election.

Hundreds of voters lined up at the Municipal Building in downtown Milwaukee on Monday to cast absentee ballots ahead of the June 5 election.

50-year-old Cathy Cunningham of Milwaukee says she voted early so she could spend Election Day encouraging others to vote. She says she voted for Barrett because she thinks Walker has sold out the state to corporate interests.

On the other side, 29-year-old Stephen Van Gelderen voted for Walker. He says he likes the Republican governor's fiscal policies and conservative position on moral issues.

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