>>> to presidential politics now, more fallout from the disappoint be jobs report. romney surrogates went on the attack. also an election this week in the state of wisconsin is getting a lot of attention nationally. both sides viewing it as a possible bellwether for the fall. nbc's mike has the story.
>> reporter: they continued their attack.
>> if we had a president who had a record to run on, he would do so.
>> this president came into office without any prior experience running anything.
>> reporter: senior obama staff slammed romney's record.
>> they grew jobs at one-fifth the rate of the rest of the country. it wasn't the record of a job creator. he had the wrong economic philosophy and he failed.
>> reporter: both sides are bracing for a tight race. an early test could come tuesday in wisconsin , where the bitter fight to recall gop governor scott walker is being billed by both sides as a dry run in the presidential race .
>> the whole country is watching us. this is an election that will send shock waves throughout america.
>> reporter: in office just 18 months, walker ignited a firestorm for stripping public workers of collective bargaining rights and making them pay more into pension and health plans. a record $64 million had been spent on the recall. much of it from out-of-state unions and their opponents nationwide. national figures on both sides have weighed in, including bill clinton who campaigned with barrett. president obama has stayed away. with walker holding a slight lead in the polls, experts say it could be a sign of things to come.
>> there is no more polarized record than wisconsin . it's going to be a test run we'll see in november.
>> reporter: and the race for the white house in november, lester, is tight and getting tighter. and to that end, it's going to be costly as well. president obama travels to new york city tomorrow for three separate fund-raisers with bill clinton . mitt romney out at six fund-raisers booked throughout the week.
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