Joshua Spivak notes the recall campaign against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) started almost immediately after he was sworn in and received massive news coverage — “far eclipsing what other governors would get for anything other than a scandal or a serious presidential campaign. A quick search of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal shows this. From February 5, 2011 to December 31, 2012, Scott Walker was mentioned in 422 New York Times and 667 Wall Street Journal stories.”

“Compare that to some of his fellow GOP governors who were elected at the exact same time from much larger states with far greater economic impact on the country. Ohio’s John Kasich received mentions in 64 NYT and 167 WSJ pieces. Michigan’s Rick Snyder saw his name in 105 NYT and 196 WSJ stories. Florida’s Rick Scott was mentioned 214 times by the NYT and 152 times by the WSJ. And Pennsylvania’s Tom Corbett appeared in 68 NYT and 117 WSJ articles.”