Next Tuesday is the recall election in Wisconsin -- Tom Barrett, the Democratic candidate, against Governor Scott Walker.

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"We all recognize that water has become more and more of a precious commodity, " said Tom Barrett, mayor of Milwaukee.

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Tom Barrett, the mayor of Milwaukee and a Democrat, will duly fight Mr Walker for his office on June 5th.

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While July 15 is still more than two months away, Sommers is engaging mayors and other officials nationwide to gain their commitments with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett being the first to officially jump on board Social Media Giving Day.

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Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett.

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore. (Applause.) Your outstanding mayor and I believe soon to be outstanding governor Tom Barrett is in the house. (Applause.) And I know -- I know your other great senator, Russ Feingold, was here earlier standing with you and your families just like he always has.

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CNN's Jim Acosta, Ted Barrett, Tom Cohen and Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report.

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CNN's Ted Barrett, Tom Cohen and Ashley Killough contributed to this report.

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CNN's Tom Cohen and Ted Barrett contributed to this report.

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CNN's Tom Cohen, Greg Botelho, Joe Sterling and Ted Barrett contributed to this report.

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