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Speaking at a Republican Party field office in Waukesha on Monday, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee talked up the closeness of the governor's race in Wisconsin and the need to get Scott Walker supporters to the polls.

Sharon Day, the co-chair, told the audience, "It's not going to be an easy election, it's a close election. Like I said, much closer than I can even understand why.

"I don't want to say anything about your Wisconsin voters but, some of them might not be as sharp as a knife."

Day appeared at the rally with Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch.

"Though we have one of the finest closing arguments in the United States of America, this election is still locked up in a dead heat," Kleefisch told campaign volunteers. "We need to make sure we turn out voters."

Kleefisch suggested that volunteers tell their friends and families to vote early, too.

"We need Wisconsin to be red" the day after the Nov. 4 election, Kleefisch said.