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Doyle Has Five-Point Edge in Wisconsin
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Jim Doyle remains the frontrunner in the Badger State's gubernatorial election, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 45 per cent of respondents would support the incumbent, while 40 per cent would vote for Republican United States congressman Mark Green.
Doyle—a Democrat—has acted as Wisconsin's governor since January 2003. The former state attorney general defeated Republican incumbent Scott McCallum and Libertarian candidate Ed Thompson in the November 2002 election with 45 per cent of the vote.
On Mar. 24, Milwaukee County executive Scott Walker withdrew from the race for the GOP nomination, saying, "In the end, I love this state too much to see Jim Doyle elected to another term. Now is the time to support Mark Green." Walker said he failed to raise as much money as he wanted in the first three months of this year.
On Mar. 27, Doyle thanked Walker, saying, "Scott's campaign and my campaign have always had the same goal—to give the good people of the state of Wisconsin a governor who shares their values and priorities. We are now closer to achieving just that goal."
The gubernatorial election is scheduled for Nov. 7. Since 1951, the Badger State has had six Republican and six Democratic heads of government.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the gubernatorial election?
Mar. 2006 | Dec. 2005 | |
Jim Doyle (D) | 45% | 45% |
Mark Green (R) | 40% | 39% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely Wisconsin voters, conducted on Mar. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.