Posted on 12/12/2005 8:09:15 PM PST by RWR8189
December 12, 2005--Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle leads two potential Republican challengers in his bid for re-election. Fifty-six percent (56%) of the state's voters approve of the way Doyle has performed his role as Governor.
Doyle leads Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker by 11 percentage points 48% to 37%.
The incumbent also leads Congressman Mark Green by six, 45% to 39%. Rasmussen Reports will begin coverage of the primary match-up early in 2006.
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Wisconsin Democrats are evenly divided as to whether they would prefer Senator Russ Feingold or Senator Hillary Clinton as their party's Presidential nominee in 2008. Unaffiliated voters in the state prefer Feingold by a 2-to-1 margin.
Sixty percent (60%) of Wisconsin voters favor building a barrier along the Mexican border to help reduce illegal immigration. That's about the same as the national average.
Congressman Green is viewed favorably by 44% of Wisconsin voters and unfavorably by 38%. For Walker, the numbers are 40% favorable and 38% unfavorable.
In Election 2002, Rasmussen Reports projected that Doyle would be elected Governor with a 4-point margin of victory and Doyle won 45% to 41%. In Election 2004, we projected Wisconsin would vote for Kerry by two points--Kerry won 50% to 49%.
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December 8, 2005
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Election 2006 Wisconsin Governor |
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| Jim Doyle (D) | 48% |
| Scott Walker (R) | 37% |
| Other | 4% |
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Election 2006 Wisconsin Governor |
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| Jim Doyle (D) | 45% |
| Mark Green (R) | 39% |
| Other | 5% |
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A sign of things to come on the national scale... the GOP is screwing up the PR/perception war.
If incumbents getting reelected is a sign of things to come in 2006, then we have our work cut out for us.
Rep. Mark Green seems to be our best candidate here. I wish Scott Walker would stay put for the time being and continued to clean up Milwaukee County politics.
Sounds like that is what you're hoping for.
wisconsin has to deal with the peoples republic of madison and the "give me get me" crowd of milwaukee.
Is Doyle a good guy?
I think I'll go with ....... No.
Am I missing something here... Isn't the election about 11 MONTHS away?
Doyle has turned out to be just another Donkey Party hack. He is even against id voter cards. No screwball lib idea is beyond him.
Sure! For a corrupt dimocrat* who pays people in Alzheimer's homes to vote for him; for a little Richard Daley wanna-be that is bought and paid for by the teachers' unions, the Indian gaming tribes ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, the trial lawyers, and anyone else that throws money at him; and walks the party line so strictly that he toyed with the idea of trying out for the part of "The Contrary" in "Little Big Man," he's a GREAT GUY!
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I had to ask. Just because a person is a democrat doesn't mean that they aren't a good enough politician.
Here in Las Vegas dem Oscar Goodman is the mayor. While I don't agree with him 100%, on most of the issues that matter (actually running a city like LV) he is fine. I'd vote for him over a GOP nominee unless the GOP nominee was genuinely outstanding.
"Rep. Mark Green seems to be our best candidate here. I wish Scott Walker would stay put for the time being and continued to clean up Milwaukee County politics."
Your comment is ridiculous.
Doyle's approval ratings are pretty good, but re-election numbers of 45-48% are nothing to brag about. But it's early...
A few liberals I've talked to are backing Feingold for President. The problem is that once he has to take his message nationwide, he's going to scare the straights. He's a Deaniac without the screaming.
"If Tommy Thompson won't run against Senator Kohl, then maybe Scott Walker can switch to the Senate race. Actually, I think Congressman Green for the Senate and Walker for Governor would be a better ticket for us..."
Either of these senarios would be great. I wish, at the very least, that Thompson would announce one way or the other ASAP.
"He's a Deaniac without the screaming."
I just can't imagine with his positions that he could end up winning a Presidential election. He's every inch as leftist as Kerry. The problem for Feingold is that the '08 'Rat contest could be a bloodbath, and if he manages to emerge, he's going to have trouble uniting the party (although not necessarily an impossibility). Of course, we're not in a much better position on our side, either. None of us know at this point who is going to be the GOP nominee. At this point 2 years before the '00 elections, it was pretty much obvious that Dubya would get the GOP nod (or at least it was to me, especially after his smashing reelection victory). Of course, both of us know that if McCain or Giuliani get the nomination, the 'Rats can start measuring the curtains in the Oval Office.
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