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Subject: Candidates make final push in Wisconsin
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Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 0:21:47 PDT
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	MILWAUKEE (UPI) -- Jerry Brown looked to Wisconsin Tuesday to keep the
spark in his Democratic presidential candidacy while Bill Clinton was
confident of victory in the state's primary election.
	State Democratic Party Chairman Jeffrey Neubauer said the primary is
critical to Brown's campaign, saying the former California governor must
win to continue making his case that he can be the Democratic nominee.
	``If he can't win in places like Wisconsin, where his message should
have a large audience, then where can he win?'' Neubauer said.
	The polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and were to close at 8 p.m. State
campaign finance and elections administrator Gail Shea projected a
turnout of 40 percent, or 1.5 million voters.
	It is not known how many registered voters there are in Wisconsin
because residents can register at the polls on Election Day. The state
has an open primary, which enables voters to cast Republican or
Democratic ballots regardless of their party affiliation.
	Candidates made last-minute appearances Monday in hopes of shoring up
support and attracting the attention of undecided voters. Clinton
attended an election eve rally in Milwaukee and expressed confidence of
victory. Republican candidate Pat Buchanan visited Milwaukee and Green
Bay.
	Vice President Dan Quayle made the rounds in Milwaukee Monday on
behalf of President Bush.
	While the Republican race is certain to go to Bush, Clinton and Brown
duked it out in the Democratic contest. Polls indicate that momentum may
be shifting from Brown to Clinton.
	A poll of 809 Wisconsin voters conducted March 29-31 by Mason-Dixon
Political/Media Research, an independent polling firm in Washington,
showed Brown with a 46 percent to 37 percent lead over Clinton.
	However, a Milwaukee Journal poll of 409 taken last Thursday and
Friday gave Clinton the edge, 51 percent to 43 percent.
	``Clinton is coming back strongly,'' said Neubauer, a Clinton backer.
``A win by one vote is a big win because he was down at least 10 points
at one point.''
	Jonathan Sender, executive director of the state Democratic Party who
is officially neutral in the race, said, however, polls are not a
reliable indicator of the race in Wisconsin.
	Residents in Wisconsin, which had a 5.2 percent unemployment rate in
February, are concerned about the economic future of the nation and many
are fed up with Bush, Sender said.
	Daniel Sallick, press secretary for the Clinton campaign in
Wisconsin, said momentum in the Democratic race is on Clinton's side.
Four trips to Wisconsin by Clinton, a visit Saturday by his wife,
Hillary, and stops by former candidate Tom Harkin as well as
endorsements by Wisconsin political leaders have aided the candidate,
Sallick said.
	``It's all been building. A lot more people have come our way,''
Sallick said.
	Brown's Wisconsin campaign chairman, Ed Garvey, said Brown probably
is within 4 or 5 percentage points of Clinton. ``It's a tossup,'' he
said.
	Brown started his Wisconsin campaign March 17, the day of the
Michigan and Illinois primaries. He has since visited the state seven
times. He sent his mother, Bernice Brown, to the state last weekend.
	While Brown did not come to the state Monday, his campaign was
working for him. The campaign brought a California economist to Madison
Monday to defend Brown's proposed flat tax.
	A new twist was thrown into the fray Monday when backers of former
candidate Paul Tsongas worked to encourage votes for the former
Massachusetts senator. The effort may have been aided by the Milwaukee
Sentinel's endorsement of Tsongas Monday, saying he was the only one in
the race ``who spoke the unvarnished truth.''
	A group called ``Tcitizens to draft Tsongas'' bought radio and
television ads that aired Monday to inform voters Tsongas's name is
still on the ballot and encourage votes for him.
	Sender, however, said it may be difficult for Tsongas supporters to
convince someone that a vote for someone out of the race is not a wasted
vote.
	``It's a real tough sell to voters,'' he said.
	Voters will also determine the fate of two statewide referendums.
	One proposed constitutional change would allow the state to spend
money on railroads, as it already does for highways, airports and
harbors. The other constitutional amendment would allow the salaries of
state senators to increase mid-term.
	Voters in Milwaukee's 10th District will decide whether to give
controversial Alderman Michael McGee a third term. McGee, who once
threatened to incite violence if he was not re-elected, faces a tough
challenge from Milwaukee police Sgt. George Butler.
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