As recall petitions circulate, State Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, became the first individual legislator to put out an advertisement criticizing Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday.
In the "reminder ad", posted on his website "brett4us.org", Walker can be heard responding to a suggestion posed by who he thought was major campaign contributor David Koch that Walker "plant some trouble makers" in the crowds at the capitol last February.
Walker is then quoted saying, "We thought about that."
In the rest of the video, Hulsey talks about how he wants to create jobs, better schools, and affordable healthcare.
So far, nobody has officially announced they would run against Walker if the needed 540,208 recall petition signatures are gathered by Jan. 17.
"The biggest focus right now is just standing up to Scott Walker," Hulsey said when asked if he is considering running for governor in a recall election. "We'll make other decisions further down the road."
He said donations that would go to further publicize the advertisement have been steady all day long from small donors, but he did not provide a specific number.
"This is sort of a David and Goliath thing," Hulsey added.
The 60-second ad will begin airing in Madison media markets Wednesday, running during "Meet the Press," "Upfront with Mike Gousha," "For the Record," and on CNN and MSNBC.
