October 29, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Politics: Election2004 - Doyle: The Post Crescent: Gov. Jim Doyle, who has campaigned for Kerry in Wisconsin, said that Wisconsin has always been a hotly contested state. “But here has never been anything like this,” he said. “To have presidential candidates in here daily is pretty remarkable.”

Peace Corps Online: Directory: Tunisia: Special Report: RPCV Jim Doyle, Governor of Wisconsin: Special Report: Governor and Tunisa RPCV Jim Doyle: October 29, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Politics: Election2004 - Doyle: The Post Crescent: Gov. Jim Doyle, who has campaigned for Kerry in Wisconsin, said that Wisconsin has always been a hotly contested state. “But here has never been anything like this,” he said. “To have presidential candidates in here daily is pretty remarkable.”

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Gov. Jim Doyle, who has campaigned for Kerry in Wisconsin, said that Wisconsin has always been a hotly contested state. “But here has never been anything like this,” he said. “To have presidential candidates in here daily is pretty remarkable.”

Gov. Jim Doyle, who has campaigned for Kerry in Wisconsin, said that Wisconsin has always been a hotly contested state. “But here has never been anything like this,” he said. “To have presidential candidates in here daily is pretty remarkable.”

Gov. Jim Doyle, who has campaigned for Kerry in Wisconsin, said that Wisconsin has always been a hotly contested state. “But here has never been anything like this,” he said. “To have presidential candidates in here daily is pretty remarkable.”

Candidates target high turnout

Bush, Kerry push people to polls, fire up support

By Ben Jones
P-C Madison bureau chief

MADISON — Northeast Wisconsin voters have been bombarded with campaign ads, mail drops, polling calls and candidate visits.

Undoubtedly, most voters made up their minds who to vote for long ago.

But Saturday, John Kerry and George Bush are returning to campaign in the Fox Valley. Kerry will speak at Roosevelt Middle School in Appleton, while Bush will speak at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena in Ashwaubenon.

So what’s the point?

Observers and campaign officials say the key to winning Wisconsin is not just winning over the hearts and minds of voters. It’s getting those hearts and minds to vote.

“The big thing is firing up supporters and getting people out to vote,” said Andrew Barrett, an assistant professor of political science at Marquette University.

With polls showing Wisconsin a dead heat, every vote matters. In 2000, Democrat Al Gore won the state by 5,708 votes.

Merrill Smith, a Wisconsin spokeswoman for the Bush campaign, said the visits energize volunteers who will spend the next few days making telephone calls and knocking on doors.

“There are going to be a lot of long, hard days,” she said.

Seth Boffeli, a spokesman for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said “it’s all about turnout.”

“We have a lot of hard-core Democrats that vote year in and year out but there are a lot of Democrats and Independents too that would vote our way but don’t necessarily vote every year.”

The visits are a chance for the candidate to make one last direct pitch to voters.

“It’s a great way for the president to make a personal appeal to those voters who are still undecided,” Smith said.

Barrett said some voters may change their minds, and a small number haven’t yet made their minds up.

“There are still those few voters on the fence,” Barrett said.

Gov. Jim Doyle, who has campaigned for Kerry in Wisconsin, said that Wisconsin has always been a hotly contested state.

“But here has never been anything like this,” he said. “To have presidential candidates in here daily is pretty remarkable.”

Ben Jones can be reached at 608-255-9256 or by e-mail at bjones@postcrescent.com





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