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a kennedy

(29,669 posts)
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 01:46 PM Mar 2012

Poll shows Walker losing ground in recall election

For the first time since the recall effort began, polls show Gov. Scott Walker losing in head-to-head races against other potential recall candidates, according to report released by Public Policy Polling last week.
With the exception of former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., who leads Walker 52 to 45 percent but has repeatedly denied an intention to run, all potential candidates polled are within the 3.27 percent margin of error.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who despite speculation has yet to officially announce his candidacy, currently holds a 49 to 46 percent lead over Walker. Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, who has declared her candidacy, holds a slight 48-47 percent lead.
All other candidates in the poll, including Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug LaFollete and state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, are losing to Walker within the margin of error.
PPP said in the report Walker’s broad name recognition is an advantage that will likely diminish as the electorate gets to know the Democratic candidates. Among those polled, 29 percent did not know enough about Falk or Barrett to give an opinion.
“Walker’s numbers had been seeing some recovery, but now it appears they’ve turned back in the wrong direction,” said Public Policy Polling President Dean Debnam in the report. “The big question now is whether Democrats can find a candidate to take advantage of Walker’s vulnerability.”

http://host.madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/poll-shows-walker-losing-ground-in-recall-election/article_31f38792-6695-11e1-ac4a-001871e3ce6c.html


Now this is good news.....

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Poll shows Walker losing ground in recall election (Original Post) a kennedy Mar 2012 OP
and it looks like Tammy Baldwin is doing good too..... a kennedy Mar 2012 #1
Sigh... WillParkinson Mar 2012 #2
Excellent! Lint Head Mar 2012 #3
Glad to read predictions from outside of the Marquette poll... midnight Mar 2012 #4
Charles Franklin is a 1% puppet. The Marquette polling is bought & paid for--not an objective poll. hue Mar 2012 #5

a kennedy

(29,669 posts)
1. and it looks like Tammy Baldwin is doing good too.....
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 01:56 PM
Mar 2012

Another PPP poll released last week shows the only Democratic candidate for Sen. Herb Kohl’s vacated Senate seat, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has pulled slightly ahead of former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson 46-45 percent. (same article as above)

ON WISCONSIN!!

WillParkinson

(16,862 posts)
2. Sigh...
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 02:11 PM
Mar 2012

I thought that when he went away he'd never come back. C'mon Tammy. Help him back to retirement!

midnight

(26,624 posts)
4. Glad to read predictions from outside of the Marquette poll...
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 03:18 PM
Mar 2012

Gov. Scott Walker is locked in a very tight recall race with two potential Democratic challengers, Tom Barrett and Kathleen Falk, according to a new statewide poll of 707 Wisconsin voters by Marquette Law School taken Thursday through Sunday.

Walker leads Barrett 47% to 45% among Wisconsin voters, and leads Falk 49% to 45%. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.8 points.

“I don’t think you need the poll to know this is going to be a very close race,” pollster Charles Franklin said at a Marquette event Tuesday discussing the poll numbers, which will be posted online by Marquette shortly.

Barrett leads Falk 36% to 29% among Democratic primary voters in the survey. Falk is a declared candidate. Barrett will be announcing his plans in the coming days.http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/144407265.html



Charles Franklin does Republican polls. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10841650

hue

(4,949 posts)
5. Charles Franklin is a 1% puppet. The Marquette polling is bought & paid for--not an objective poll.
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 05:47 PM
Mar 2012

The above PPP is from/dated March 6th.

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