White House press secretary Jay Carney downplayed the Wisconsin recall election Tuesday and President Obama’s investment in it, during the White House press briefing.
JAY CARNEY: I know the president is aware of the recall election. I think he's got some other responsibilities, so I don’t—I know that he’s not following it minute-by-minute. But he’s aware of it, you know that he tweeted about it earlier. He stands with the Democratic candidate, Mayor Barrett, in this race. I would simply say, not speaking for him because I haven’t had this conversation with him, but noting what others have noted in your profession and elsewhere that a race where one side is outspending the other by a ratio of at least 8 to 1 probably won't tell us much about a future race