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Walker, Barrett, seek rural counties’ support

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Republican gubernatorial nominee Scott Walker won his primary by a big margin, but he lost the majority of the state’s counties Tuesday night.As Shawn Johnson reports, Democrats say it provides an opening for Tom Barrett in the general election.

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