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To: calgal who wrote (73185)	5/31/2012 1:56:51 AM
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Tags: walker \| recall \| election \| barrett Poll: Walker Holds 7 Point Lead Against Challenger Wednesday, 30 May 2012 02:48 PM By Henry J. Reske Share: More . . . A A \| Email Us \| Print \| Forward Article 0 inShare With less than a week to go before the recall election Gov. Scott Walker seems poised to beat back union efforts to turn him out of office. A new survey of 600 likely voters by the Marquette Law School finds Walker with 52 percent and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett with 45 percent. Walker’s seven-point lead is one point up from his six-point lead registered in the last Marquette poll taken May 9-12. The current survey was taken May 23-26, with most interviews completed before last Friday’s first gubernatorial debate. The poll, with a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points, showed that Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, also facing a recall challenge, had 46 percent and challenger Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin president Mahlon Mitchell had 41 percent. The gubernatorial recall election, just the third in the nation’s history, was sparked by Walker’s support of legislation to curtail bargaining rights of government employees. The move also led to recall efforts against members of the state senate. The poll found that among voters Walker holds a 51 percent favorable to 46 percent unfavorable image and 51 to 45 percent favorable job approval rating. Barrett’s numbers, however, are underwater. Some 41 percent have a favorable opinion of him to 46 percent unfavorable. Opinions on how Walker has done his job are almost evenly divided, with 39 percent approving and 38 disapproving. On the issue of whether the state is going in the right direction, 52 percent said yes and 44 percent no. Read more on Newsmax.com: Poll: Walker Holds 7 Point Lead Against Challenger Important: Do You Support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!

To: calgal who wrote (73185)	5/31/2012 1:56:57 AM
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Tags: romney \| obama \| president Obama Calls Romney, Wishes Him Well for Campaign Wednesday, 30 May 2012 01:03 PM Share: More . . . A A \| Email Us \| Print \| Forward Article 0 inShare President Barack Obama called former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on Wednesday to congratulate him for wrapping up the Republican U.S. presidential nomination and wish him well in their battle for the White House, Obama's campaign said. "President Obama said that he looked forward to an important and healthy debate about America's future, and wished Governor Romney and his family well throughout the upcoming campaign," the Obama campaign said in a statement. Romney, whose main rivals had long since dropped out of the race, clinched his party's nomination on Tuesday night after securing the number of delegates needed after the Texas Republican primary. He will face Obama, a Democrat, in the Nov. 6 election. Obama and Romney have met before but the president has said they are not friends. The race is expected to be close and largely negative in tone. A Romney aide described the telephone call as brief and cordial. "Governor Romney thanked the president for his congratulations and wished him and his family well," the aide said. Romney is due to formally accept the Republican nomination at the party's convention in Florida in late August. Read more on Newsmax.com: Obama Calls Romney, Wishes Him Well for Campaign Important: Do You Support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!