New Wisconsin poll--Obama leads all rivals by double digits

[WI_DEM]

(Obama leads all his rivals by double digits though Ricky does best)

Milwaukee, Wis. — President Barack Obama leads each of his Republican rivals in Wisconsin, according to the new Marquette Law School Poll. Obama leads former Senator Rick Santorum 51 percent to 40 percent and leads former governor Mitt Romney by 53 percent to 38 percent. In January, Obama’s lead over Romney was 48 percent to 40 percent. The president holds a 52 percent to 36 percent lead over Rep. Ron Paul and a 56 percent to 33 percent margin over former Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Santorum leads among those who said they would vote in the Republican primary in Wisconsin on April 3 with 34 percent. Romney has the support of 18 percent while Paul has 17 percent. Gingrich trails at 12 percent, with 17 percent saying they are undecided. Santorum has recently surged in national polls and in Michigan polling. Among only Republican respondents who said they would vote in the primary, Santorum received 44 percent to Romney’s 20 percent. Wisconsin’s open primary allows any registered voter to participate.

https://law.marquette.edu/poll/2012/02/22/obama-leads-gop-field-as-santorum-surges-in-primary/

[gateley]

1. How many of those people won't be able to vote because

of Walker's Voter ID law? Something HAS to be done!

[Robbins]

2. WI

Obama will win there.As for doing something about Walker focus on recalling him.

It's funny that Romney Is weaker than Santorum here.Also funny that Paul Is stronger than Gingrich.

[Scuba]

9. We won't be able to recall him if we can't vote.

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. I feel like I'm living in some goofy alternate universe. When Rick Santorum is leading the field...

of rightwing nuts, then something has gone horribly, horribly wrong with the GOP.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

4. Man, I wish this were Virginia, Ohio, Florida or North Carolina...

Obama is expected to win WI.

[WI_DEM]

6. Wrong he is 'not expected to win WI' necessarily

except for 2008 WI has been a swing state that has gone to the eventual winner in 2000 & 2004 by very narrow margins. It is a state the GOP wants to compete heavily in. This is not 2008, and Obama has been behind in some polls in WI in the last year.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

7. Oh, I really didn't know that. I thought WI typically goes blue in presidential elections.

I understand that this is not the case at the state and local levels.

According to this:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/president/33703659.html

Wisconsin has not voted for a Republican for president since 1984, but elections have been close. I don't think of it has a "swing" state unless it has essentially swung from Dem to Rep more frequently, and it hasn't.

Still, you're right. In ALL states, we need to work hard, but especially at the local, state and congressional levels.

I'm excited and scared at the same time!!

[hayrow1]

8. Having worked as a volunteer on the Kerry campaign in Wisconsin in 2004,

I guarantee you that we "Kerried" Wisconsin in '04. Al Gore also won in Wisconsin in '00. The last Repuke to win in Wisconsin was Reagan in '84. Dukakis even beat the Bush with the brain in '88.

[yellowcanine]

5. Only an 11 point lead over Sanctimonius Santorum?