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Article: ELECTION MATTERS: WISCONSIN GOP TO MCCAIN: GET MEANER!(NEWS)
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- The Capital Times
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- October 10, 2008
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Byline: John Nichols
CALENDAR: The Nov. 4 election is 25 days from today.
POLL DATA: Real Clear Politics, a campaign-watching Web site generally seen as leaning a bit to the Republican side, has moved Wisconsin to "Leans Obama" status, along with Minnesota and Michigan, neighboring states where Republican John McCain has cut back on campaigning (dialing things down in Minnesota, quitting Michigan altogether). The other "Leans Obama" states are New Mexico, Virginia and Washington. According to the Real Clear Politics "poll of polls", an averaging of all recent surveys, Democrat Barack Obama now leads in Wisconsin by 8 points -- 51-43. (Obama leads in ...