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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett would be in close races against any of three potential GOP candidates in next year's race for governor in Wisconsin, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Nov. 20-22.
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Incumbent Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, whose job approval number has dipped under 30 percent, decided not to seek re-election.
Barrett leads former Gov. Tommy Thompson by 46 percent to 41 percent with 14 percent undecided. He is statistically tied with former Rep. Mark Neumann, leading him by 41 percent to 39 percent with 20 percent undecided. He is exactly tied with Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker at 40 percent each with 20 percent undecided. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
While Thompson is best known of the GOP field, he is seen unfavorably by 45 percent to 38 percent with 17 percent undecided.
Thompson has not said whether he would run. "I haven't said no," he told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "I'm looking at it. I'm looking at governor; I'm looking at senator and I'm looking at mayor of Elroy. One of the three." Elroy is his hometown.
A Public Policy Polling survey, also conducted Nov. 20-22, said incumbent Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold led Thompson by 50 percent to 41 percent with 10 percent undecided in a match-up for that seat.
Barrett and Neumann are little known to voters, with 48 percent not knowing enough about Barrett to express a favorable or unfavorable opinion and 57 percent in the same boat when it came to Neumann.
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bob
6:22PM Nov 27th 2009
Bruce, Thompson isn't a factor. Every gubernatorial election that's occurred since his last term in office has included his pondering a run for the sake of getting some media attention. The only media circus that occurred more frequently in this state than Thompson pondering a rerun was Brett Favre pondering retirement.
It'll be Barrett versus Walker. Barrett will win, thanks to Democratic strongholds Milwaukee and Madison (Land o' Lefty Loony Toons). Fortunately, as Democrats go, he leans moderate.
It'll be Barrett versus Walker. Barrett will win, thanks to Democratic strongholds Milwaukee and Madison (Land o' Lefty Loony Toons). Fortunately, as Democrats go, he leans moderate.
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Bernie
7:19PM Nov 27th 2009
GOD wasnt the present democratic governor enough!! Tax tax tax were the 3 words Doyle knew best.
Let's try someone from the other party for a real change.
Let's try someone from the other party for a real change.
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(6) bob
7:31PM Nov 27th 2009
He was more than enough. But if you live in this state, you know what we're up against in Milwaukee and Madison. The outliers tend to vote more on name recognition than anything which, given the recent publicity over the attack he was involved in during the summer, is probably going to work in Barrett's favor.
He'll also have strong support from the Obama administration since they won't want to lose a governorship to the Republicans. As long as that remains a positive versus a negative, that'll help as well. Although between now and the election, anything can happen in that regard.
Walker would be an ideal counterbalance to what Doyle has done. It's going to take a lot to make this a state that's business friendly, and Walker would be much more of a plus in that regard than Barrett. But realistically, it's unlikely Walker can win.
He'll also have strong support from the Obama administration since they won't want to lose a governorship to the Republicans. As long as that remains a positive versus a negative, that'll help as well. Although between now and the election, anything can happen in that regard.
Walker would be an ideal counterbalance to what Doyle has done. It's going to take a lot to make this a state that's business friendly, and Walker would be much more of a plus in that regard than Barrett. But realistically, it's unlikely Walker can win.
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(-1) Richard
6:36AM Nov 28th 2009
I am sure most Wisconsin voters are very unhappy with the out of control spending by any Democrat currently in power...If not, guess they are happy with how things are turning out for them...Wish them well if that is the case..It is all about the Economy, Economy Economy, beside a host of other issues ....bottem line personal liberties, government bailouts takeovers and intrusions into all their lives.
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(3) nnanciejean
6:59AM Nov 28th 2009
I'm hoping Scott Walker will win this race. If you live in WI you know what a disaster this dem controlled state has become. We are billions in debt and all doyle looked at doing is taking from one fund to put more money in handout programs. This strategy has killed our state. Hopefully, once a conservative is in charge we can turn around all the disastrous decisions that doyle and his cronies have made. WI is just a foretaste of what is now happening under obama.
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(6) libslie0066
10:56AM Nov 28th 2009
Every single mindless puppet supporting this administration is going to be challanged and in most cases beat. Its already happening, and can't happen soon enough. We will have quite a mess to clean up, and a thorough cleaning up of the White House, the Cabinet, and the Czars. Our nation is sick right now but it will get better.
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(4) gvpal52
12:06PM Nov 28th 2009
We will have all those unused mops that Obama wanted us to pick up to clean up after they are out of power. Sooner the better, are going down out here in the real America while they party in the white house.
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(2) gvpal52
12:03PM Nov 28th 2009
Polls are indicating the peoples frustration with the economic stalemate and steady loss of jobs that has become the Obama administrations unchecked disaster. All they do is travel and spend money. Obama is like a college kid with a credit card that his daddy is making the payments on. I say schools out kid you better stop spending our money or your going to get cut off on April 15Th. This new world order stuff is offering us up like sheep for the slaughter. Obama is a national security threat and should be treated as one. Blue Dogs Are Dead or never really existed in the first place so the scale is way to far off balance. We might have to take care of this ourselves by boycotting our own government? Money will not start moving around the USA until the social engineers are gone!
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(10) gvpal52
11:21PM Nov 29th 2009
News!"More Iowans consider themselves to be conservatives than moderates or liberals, offering the state's Republican Party a potentially large pool of converts as it struggles to win back voters, according to a new Iowa Poll"-----------Liberals are losing ground everywhere and that's good news!
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(2) jonmar4life
5:59AM Nov 30th 2009
The WEAC Puppet is departing!
Wisconsin needs a leader with a plan and that is Mark Neumann. It is going to be about jobs in the Dairyland and Mark understands that issue. Walker is a carpetbagger whose goal is to get elected to the next position! Tom Barrett is a nice guy who reluctantly jumped into the race...he may get sideways with his well-meaning attempt to take control of Milwaukee Public Schools and the partnership with Doyle in the takeover.
Wisconsin needs a leader with a plan and that is Mark Neumann. It is going to be about jobs in the Dairyland and Mark understands that issue. Walker is a carpetbagger whose goal is to get elected to the next position! Tom Barrett is a nice guy who reluctantly jumped into the race...he may get sideways with his well-meaning attempt to take control of Milwaukee Public Schools and the partnership with Doyle in the takeover.
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