The state Elections Board ruled that Rep. Mark Green, the GOP candidate agaisnt Dem Gov. Jim Doyle, will have to dump $468,000 in PAC contributions that had been transferred from his federal campaign account, saying the PAC's were not registered in Wisconsin and some of the amount exceeded the state's limit on PAC contributions to a gubernatorial campaign.

Green's campaign may challenge the opinion, and his campaign manager said it would have impact on their resources. However, it's hard to see how the loss almost a half-million dollars, plus the time and publicity from the legal wrangling, won't affect a campaign two months out from the election.