A new Marquette University Law School Poll released on Tuesday found that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers leads Gov. Scott Walker by 5 points in Wisconsin.
The numbers:
New Marquette Law School Poll finds support for Democrat Tony Evers at 49%, Republican Scott Walker at 44% among likely voters in WI governor’s race. #mulawpoll
— MULawPoll (@MULawPoll) September 18, 2018
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Among all registered voters, in governor’s race, it’s Evers 47%, Walker 43%, Anderson 7%. #mulawpoll
— MULawPoll (@MULawPoll) September 18, 2018
Favorable/unfavorable opinions of candidates in new poll: For Evers, 40% and 29%. For Walker, 45% and 52%. #mulawpoll
— MULawPoll (@MULawPoll) September 18, 2018
Walker leads with Republicans and men who didn’t graduate college. Evers leads with everyone else, including Independents.
Two numbers suggest why Scott Walker is in trouble in Wisconsin
Walker’s job approval rating has gone underwater in a month:
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Walker job rating among registered voters: 44% approve, 50% disapprove of how he is doing. In August it was 48% approve, 45% disapprove. #mulawpoll
— MULawPoll (@MULawPoll) September 18, 2018
Wisconsin voters increasingly think that the state is on the wrong track:
Fifty percent of registered voters see Wis headed in the right direction, 47% think state is off on the wrong track. #mulawpoll
— MULawPoll (@MULawPoll) September 18, 2018
In August, it was 53% saying “right direction,†41% saying “wrong track.†#mulawpoll
— MULawPoll (@MULawPoll) September 18, 2018
Walker has been freaking out and warning of a blue wave in Wisconsin for months.
Democrats have been trying to get Walker and his damaging policies out of the state for years, but it looks like the blue wave, along with Walker fatigue among the state’s voters have combined to create an environment where the governor is ripe to be taken down. Wisconsin voters are blaming him for a teacher shortage, rising health care costs, and declining infrastructure.
Voters in Wisconsin want change, and Trump‘s 2016 win there is looking more and more like a fluke with each passing month. There isn’t enough Republican and dark money to save every endangered incumbent, and one of the biggest losers to get swept out by the blue wave may be Scott Walker.
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