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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Two Republican governors -- New Jersey's Chris Christie and Wisconsin's Scott Walker -- have made news by taking on tough issues in their states, including confronting labor unions and employee pensions that have contributed to crippling their state's economies. But while both have become heroes to national conservatives, it is interesting to note that both were arguably the more "moderate" candidate in their respective GOP primaries. Christie's opponent, former Bogata Mayor Steve Lonegan, was clearly positioned to the right of Christie in the 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial primary, and ...
Here's a round-up of some of the latest news on House, Senate and gubernatorial races around the country: California Brown Intensifies Push Among Latino Voters in Governor's Race Democrat Jerry Brown has stepped up his outreach to Latino voters in California after a poll showed Meg Whitman, his rival in the governor's race, had made a double-digit gain in support among the key voting bloc, according to the Los Angeles Times. Brown in general has drawn criticism from fellow Democrats for so far running a lackluster campaign that hasn't come close to matching the well-financed ...
Republican Scott Walker, the Milwaukee county executive, leads Democrat Tom Barrett, Milwaukee's mayor, in the race to succeed Wisconsin's Democratic governor, Jim Doyle, while former Rep. Mark Neumann runs neck-and-neck with Barrett, according to a Wisconsin Policy Research Institute poll conducted March 7-9. But the percentage of support for each candidate at this point is almost matched by the number of undecideds. Walker runs ahead of Barrett by 36 percent to 32 percent, with 31 percent undecided. Barrett and Neumann split the vote at 34 percent each, with 30 percent undecided. Roughly ...
Republican Scott Walker, the Milwaukee County executive, leads Democrat Tom Barrett, Milwaukee's mayor, in the race to succeed Wisconsin's Democratic governor, Jim Doyle, while another Republican, former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, runs neck-and-neck with Barrett, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 17. Walker leads Barrett 49 percent to 40 percent with 1 percent preferring another candidate and 10 percent undecided. Neumann leads Barrett by 44 percent to 42 percent with 4 percent preferring someone else and 10 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. Doyle, whose ...
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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