Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he will make a decision on whether to enter the governor's race as a Democrat by the end of the week.

Barrett's mayoral campaign director Steve Chernof says the decision will come this week but he does not know what it is. Chernof says he does not believe Barrett has finalized his decision.

The Democratic Party is without any major candidates for governor after incumbent Gov. Jim Doyle decided against seeking a third term and current Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton dropped out of the race.

Barrett met last week with President Barack Obama's top political strategist and has been under increasing pressure to run. Madison businessman Kevin Conroy is also considering running as a Democrat.

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