Gearing up for the General Election: Scott Walker, Mary Burke campaign in Northern Wisconsin Saturday



NORTHERN WISCONSIN (WITI) -- We are now less than three months away from the November election, and three days away from the state primary. Volunteers with both political parties are canvassing neighborhoods and making phone calls throughout the state.

With a map in hand, Judith Heidner spent most of her morning Saturday, August 9th knocking on doors in Green Bay.

"Probably 50 or 60," Heidner said.

Heidner is one of more than a dozen volunteers with the Democratic Party of Brown County asking residents to vote for Mary Burke.

"People are excited about this and they're telling me they're going to vote and they need to see something happen and something change," Heidner said.

Democrats aren't the only ones out canvassing for the upcoming election.

"People are enthusiastic for Governor Walker by and large," Don Zimmer with the Manitowoc Republican Party said.

Walker and his likely Democratic opponent were also in Northeast Wisconsin meeting with voters.

Both spoke about the importance of meeting with potential supporters.

"The best conversations you can have are door-to-door with people and being able to answer the questions and concerns that they have," Burke said.

"There's going to be a lot of ads on TV. There's going to be a lot of attacks out there. I think neighbor-to-neighbor contact cuts through all that and just gives people the facts that they want before they vote," Walker said.

Votes in this year's General Election will be critical for both candidates.

The latest Marquette University Law School poll shows Walker and Burke are statistically tied.

While on the campaign trail in Manitowoc, Walker said he will continue to push for more votes.

"We've done well in Manitowoc and Sheboygan and other counties throughout this area. We have to do better because there's an incredible surge in Madison. Mary Burke is from Madison," Walker said.

"I'm confident about how this race is going and I'm confident about winning in November," Burke said.

Volunteers from both parties say as the General Election nears, they will increase their efforts and continue to ask voters to show up at the polls.

The primary election is Tuesday. Burke will face state Representative Brett Hulsey of Madison.