Wisconsin Candidate Mary Burke Freezes Up when Asked To Define ‘Plagiarism’

Mary Burke stumbles when asked to define plagiarism (Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel)

Democratic candidate for governor Mary Burke stumbled Thursday when asked to define plagiarism and said she had not violated her principles with a jobs plan that includes nearly word-for-word sections that also appear in other candidates' plans.

Burke, who is running against GOP Gov. Scott Walker in the Nov. 4 election, also stressed the importance of providing citations in her plan, but an aide said later no changes to the plan would be made.

Asked by reporters to define plagiarism, Burke said: "This, this probably, using words, exact words, from a source that doesn't, that isn't cited and isn't attributable."

She said she her jobs plan did not violate her principles.