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Related: About this forumPoll 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 Walkers 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.
Walkers numbers had been seeing some recovery, but now it appears theyve 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 Walkers vulnerability.
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Now this is good news.....
a kennedy
(29,669 posts)Another PPP poll released last week shows the only Democratic candidate for Sen. Herb Kohls 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)I thought that when he went away he'd never come back. C'mon Tammy. Help him back to retirement!
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)midnight
(26,624 posts)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 dont 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)The above PPP is from/dated March 6th.