MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker donned a white apron to man the grill at a bipartisan picnic he is hosting just a week after winning a recall election.
A bipartisan group of nearly 100 state lawmakers attended the Tuesday cookout at the governor's mansion. Walker dubbed it a brat summit after the type of sausages popular in Wisconsin that were being served.
Republicans and Democrats who attended the event say it was a positive first step to begin to heal some of the wounds of the past 18 months, when a fight over union rights culminated in Walker's recall.
But Democrats also say they are waiting to see more substantive signs that Walker is serious about working across party lines.
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| Approve: | 46.0% |
| Disapprove: | 49.0% |
| Spread: | -3.0% |
| Republican: | 39.0% |
| Democrat: | 41.7% |
| Spread: | +2.7% |
| Right Direction: | 31.3% |
| Wrong Track: | 59.4% |
| Spread: | -28.1% |
| Approve: | 14.4% |
| Disapprove: | 77.6% |
| Spread: | -63.2% |
