Apparently, Dale, more people think it's fair and reasonable for elected officials to submit to random drug tests

Photo credit:  Wisconsin State Legislature

Quote source:  Wisconsin State Journal

Budget panel approves drug tests for public benefit recipients.   (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/20/2015)

 Source:  YouGov

Related article:
Drug Tests Falter as Way for States to Deny Public Aid.  (The New York Times,  10/25/2013)

And pandering to the basest of conservative voters during a presidential campaign.

Opponents say that the laws amount to an unfair attack on America’s most vulnerable, and that people receiving public assistance and unemployment benefits are no more likely to use drugs than anyone else. 

Yet, even critics admit the issue poses little political risk for lawmakers backing the measures, regardless of what form they take. “A lot of it’s just posturing to show I’m tough on drugs,” said Rebecca Dixon, a policy analyst for the National Employment Law Project.