In Wisconsin, it's pretty hard to get farther from the angry masses of protesters in Madison than the community of Washburn in Bayfield County in the far northwestern part of the state. Gov. Scott Walker likely figured his gambit to effectively eliminate collective bargaining for public employees would play much better there.

He'd be mistaken.

The Duluth News Tribune reported that at least 2,000 protesters greeted the governor Saturday as he spoke at an invitation-only event. He arrived in a convoy of unmarked police cars at the local Steak Pit for a Republican Lincoln Day fundraiser. "The large, boisterous crowd, which had been lining the streets leading to the restaurant" for an hour "quickly recognized him and erupted in boos and shouts of 'Recall Walker,' " the newspaper reported.

Not so much with the victory tour.