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Wisconsin recall race coming down to the wire?

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    New poll shows Gov. Walker leading Barrett as election looms

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So now the recall race in Wisconsin.

With just days to go into -- voters cast their ballots there -- a new poll that shows this is a tight race a new Marquette University poll showing that governor Scott Walker.

Widening his lead over his democratic opponent Milwaukee mayor Tom -- seven points now but that is still said to be within the margin of error.

Mike Tobin live in Milwaukee Wisconsin less than a week ago now.

What does Governor Walker say about those numbers night.

Well they'll walker camp is very happy about those numbers as you mention it shows Governor Walker leading fifty to 41.

With the four point 1% margin of air bill that -- Governor Walker in the position of going in tonight's final going into tonight's final debate.

With a lot of momentum in his corner he's also bolstered by some about recent job numbers at the walker camp put out pushed out in front a little bit early.

The old numbers from the bureau labor statistics show that since Governor Walker.

Put his reforms and a place in Wisconsin was down some 33000.

Jobs.

But what they did was add on the most recent quarter which shows a dramatic turnaround puts Wisconsin up.

23000.

Jobs -- mayor Barrett's campaign so those numbers were dubious they were only pushed out front for political gain.

And they had yet to be confirmed -- a memo from the department of workforce development now confirms those numbers that bolsters walker.

That makes it tough for -- going into this final debate he also look at a fund raising numbers that have come out recently and they show Governor Walker absolutely dominating mayor Barrett in terms of raising money about seven of one -- This started though with a battle over state employees' unions in the collective bargaining rights they can -- cannot count now what is happened.

To the union membership from Wisconsin since that.

Leo first of all the -- dialogue about collective bargaining has -- the dialogue here has long shifted away from collective bargaining.

Because it's just been proven that they -- union concerns were not striking a chord with Wisconsin voters from poll after poll.

But you talk about those numbers in terms of union membership numbers dug up by the Wall Street Journal show that absentee his State's largest state employee union.

Is down and membership from 62000.

And -- march of 2001.

To 28000.

In February.

And you look at what has happened with the reforms put in place what Republicans here did along with Governor Walker.

Is create new expensive for state new expenses for state employees in terms of contributions for health care.

And for their pensions at the same time.

They gave them a -- saint cost saving measure they may -- as union dues optional the people are opting out of their union -- bill while Mike Tobin thank you big vote next week and live in Milwaukee backs.

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