Rasmussen poll: Clear majority in Wisconsin support union rights [View All]

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WASHINGTON – A new Rasmussen poll found Thursday that a clear majority of Wisconsin voters oppose Gov. Scott Walker's (R) efforts to strip collective bargaining rights for public employee unions.

Fifty-two percent said they oppose weakening collective bargaining rights, while 39 percent were in favor of it.

Recent surveys by the New York Times/CBS, Wall Street Journal/NBC, Pew, and Gallup all found majority or plurality support across the country for maintaining the collective bargaining rights of unionized state workers.

A national poll last month by Rasmussen, whose surveys tend to favor of conservative ideas and lawmakers, was widely cited by Walker's supporters after it found support for curtailing those rights. Its accuracy was disputed by New York Times polling expert Nate Silver.





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