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Governors in the Clean States:
POWERFUL
Mary Palmer
Powerful Governors in the Clean States (2007)
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Governor James (Jim) Doyle2002-currentDemocrat
(featured here at the Democratic National Convention, 2008)
http://www.unc.edu/~beyle/gubnewpwr.html
"There was sort of a sense in the Republican leadership that it was better not to get anything done, where they could blame the other side," Doyle said. "I think people in Wisconsin, and people across the country, are saying we'd rather get
something done."
The impact of the “Frankenstein Veto”,Veto power increased by increased Democratic Control
Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim Doyle 800,971 45.1
Republican Scott McCallum (Incumbent) 732,796 41.4
Libertarian Ed Thompson 185,085 10.5
Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
Jim Doyle (Incumbent)
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Republican
Mark Green 979,427 45.3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Doyle
Doyle’s Political Mandate Increased:
http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/Approval50StateGovernor061120.htm
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/29180599.html
http://blogs.wisbusiness.com/bio/2008/06/doyle-invites-terminator-to-wisconsin.html
http://errorandimproprietydoyle.blogspot.com/2006/07/verdicts-hurt-wisconsin-governors-re.html
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_10906435
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_10906435
http://www.governing.com/articles/0608assess.htm
http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/17208506.html
http://www.democraticgovernors.org/governors/382/governor-jim-doyle
http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/