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WI Gubernatorial Race Analysis: New Poll Puts Walker Way Up

The latest Rasmussen Reports poll finds Scott Walker leading his Democratic challenger, Mayor Tom Barrett, by nine points. By, Deputy Policy Director, PAI. With less than two weeks left, before the highly anticipated midterm election, on November 2, 2010, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker holds a commanding lead over his Democratic challenger, Milwaukee Mayor, Tom [...]

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New Rasmussen Poll on WI Gubernatorial Race Shows Walker 50%, Barrett 44%

Download Below Poll Analysis The latest Wisconsin gubernatorial poll released by Rasmussen Reports on October 1, 2010, indicates Scott Walker’s lead is starting to dissipate, now putting Walker above Barrett by 50% to 44%.  Rasmussen has reclassified the race from leans Republican to toss-up. Two weeks ago, following a hotly contested Republican primary, Milwaukee County [...]

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Rasmussen Poll Predicts Scott Walker Victory: 51% v. 43%

September 19, 2010, Rasmussen Poll In the first poll released since the primary election, Rasmussen finds that Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker is defeating his Democratic counterpart, Tom Barrett, by eight points, 51% to 43%.  This is Walker’s largest lead in a head-to-head matchup since polling began last January. Now, with Mark Neumann out of [...]

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PAI Analyzes New WI Gubernatorial Poll

June 23, 2010 Rasmussen Poll On June 23, 2010, one week following the conclusion of the Democratic state convention, Rasmussen polling released its latest poll on the Wisconsin gubernatorial election.  Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the front runner in the Democratic primary, unlike his Republican challengers, did not receive a post-convention bounce.  In fact, both Scott [...]

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Wisconsin Candidate Advocates Changes in Teaching Standards

Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann received copious media attention this week after advocating for a drastic and somewhat controversial reform to the state’s education system.  His proposal advocates changing the certification standards for those intending to pursue a career in education.  Neumann contends that Wisconsin public schools are struggling due to the fact that many [...]

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The Year of the Anti-Establishment Candidate

Last week, ten states held congressional and gubernatorial primaries.  Further, in recent months, roughly fifteen states in total have held primary elections.  In each of these elections a common theme has been present: anti-incumbency.  If this trend continues in the coming months, it appears that establishment candidates, party-endorsed candidates, and incumbents will be in for [...]

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Arizona Passes Illegal Immigration Reform

On Thursday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law the most comprehensive piece of immigration legislation in the United States.  Illegal immigration has been plaguing the state of Arizona for decades.  The failure of the U.S. government to pass a comprehensive immigration package in 2007 has forced many states to begin drafting their own immigration [...]

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New Twist in 2010 Governor’s Race

The Wisconsin gubernatorial race saw a cataclysmic shift this week, and former U.S. Representative Mark Neumann and Scott Walker now find themselves tied.  Neumann’s recent surge in popularity has been attributed to his dominance of the statewide media market, his personal wealth, his experience as a small business owner, and most importantly, his visits to [...]

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