March 27, 2012
— CAC Marquette U has been teasing me all morning with a poll that has finally come out, showing a much better picture for Mitt Romney, both in the primary and the general election:
In February, Romney trailed former Sen. Rick Santorum by 16 points in Wisconsin, but he now leads Santorum by eight points, 39% to 31%, the poll found.
Romney has also narrowed the gap between himself and Democratic President Barack Obama, if the presidential election were to be held today and they were the two major candidates. But Romney continues to trail Obama in Wisconsin – by five percentage points in the new poll, compared to 15 points a month ago...
Funny they use "but he still trails" instead of noticing he has slashed President "Inevitable Re-Election" 's enormous advantage down to just outside the margin of error. This trend will likely continue with the primary winding down, Wisconsin bounces right back to tossup status.
Governor Walker continues to face a tight race in his recall, but also continues to lead all the Democratic challengers, beating Falk 49-45, Barrett 47-45, Vinehout 49-41, and La Follette 49-42. His favorability and approval ratings have improved as well, up from 46/48 in February to 50/45 with the former, and up to 50/47 from 47/47 on the latter.
Wisconsin voters moved measurably to the right in 2010, with a bit of pushback from the unions in 2011. They are a far cry from the dark blue crowd of 2008, and seem willing, narrowly, to keep Walker around despite all the fuss. They also seem willing to vote for having two Republican senators, with Tommy Thompson averaging a healthy lead in polling over Tammy Baldwin. Perhaps we may see a trifecta of Republican victories in the Badger State after all.
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Posted by: nickless at March 27, 2012 03:01 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Greggers at March 27, 2012 03:01 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: steevy at March 27, 2012 03:01 PM (7W3wI)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp rues the day Obama was elected at March 27, 2012 03:03 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: graig at March 27, 2012 03:03 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Truman North at March 27, 2012 03:03 PM (I2LwF)
Has anyone thought of saving the state some money on a recall election?
They are going to have a primary to determine who runs against Walker. What happens if everyone pro walker writes in his name?
Walker runs against Walker, therefore no need for a recall election and Wisconsin saves millions of dollars.
Come on fellow morons! Let's do it!
Posted by: shake them up at March 27, 2012 03:04 PM (9sUlj)
Oh, and I'm voting Santorum, because Mittens is so, well, boring and whitebread and, um, boring.
Posted by: tcn at March 27, 2012 03:05 PM (WhSRj)
Posted by: tcn at March 27, 2012 03:06 PM (WhSRj)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:08 PM (CTHok)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp rues the day Obama was elected at March 27, 2012 03:08 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:09 PM (CTHok)
Posted by: pep at March 27, 2012 03:09 PM (6TB1Z)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:10 PM (CTHok)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:11 PM (CTHok)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp rues the day Obama was elected at March 27, 2012 03:11 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Greggorio at March 27, 2012 03:11 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: logprof at March 27, 2012 03:12 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 07:09 PM (CTHok)
Spoil? Hell, I'll tell anybody, and ask why they aren't voting the same way.
I'm a stinker that way.
Posted by: tcn at March 27, 2012 03:12 PM (WhSRj)
Posted by: eureka! at March 27, 2012 03:14 PM (LQIyD)
Posted by: Truman North at March 27, 2012 03:14 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:16 PM (O2+AI)
I will listen on way backPosted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:17 PM (O2+AI)
Posted by: soothsayer at March 27, 2012 03:17 PM (KreG+)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp rues the day Obama was elected at March 27, 2012 03:18 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: soothsayer at March 27, 2012 07:17 PM (KreG+)
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Interesting hash ya got there, Pilgrim.
Posted by: John Wayne at March 27, 2012 03:18 PM (Usk3+)
"Perhaps we may see a trifecta of Republican victories in the Badger State after all."
Hope so, CAC. That would create some little liberal splodey heads. ....Thanks for the update.
Posted by: wheatie at March 27, 2012 03:19 PM (dEMjC)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp rues the day Obama was elected at March 27, 2012 03:19 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Anson Mitchell at March 27, 2012 03:19 PM (IhUxK)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:20 PM (O2+AI)
Posted by: Truman North at March 27, 2012 03:20 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: MJH at March 27, 2012 03:21 PM (kBLec)
Posted by: Anson Mitchell at March 27, 2012 03:21 PM (IhUxK)
One thing that the last few years as taught me is that members of the CBC can say ANYTHING, and do pretty much ANYTHING.
Posted by: Truman North at March 27, 2012 03:22 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp rues the day Obama was elected at March 27, 2012 03:22 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: John Wayne at March 27, 2012 03:22 PM (Usk3+)
Posted by: John Wayne at March 27, 2012 03:23 PM (Usk3+)
Posted by: wheatie at March 27, 2012 03:24 PM (dEMjC)
Posted by: willow at March 27, 2012 03:25 PM (TomZ9)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:25 PM (O2+AI)
Posted by: Truman North at March 27, 2012 03:25 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Rosie O. at March 27, 2012 03:26 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:27 PM (O2+AI)
That would show him.
Posted by: GREG!! at March 27, 2012 03:27 PM (KNvk+)
Posted by: The Jackhole at March 27, 2012 03:29 PM (nTgAI)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:30 PM (O2+AI)
Posted by: The Jackhole at March 27, 2012 07:29 PM (nTgAI)
;;;;
It changes depending on the day, apparently. Today, it's a tax, tomorrow it's not. Or something.
Posted by: Meremortal at March 27, 2012 03:31 PM (Usk3+)
I didn't think two pussies could have sex.
There is an entire Industry devoted to this. .....Or so I've been told.
Posted by: wheatie at March 27, 2012 03:31 PM (dEMjC)
Posted by: The Jackhole at March 27, 2012 03:32 PM (nTgAI)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:34 PM (O2+AI)
Posted by: mama winger at March 27, 2012 03:34 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:36 PM (O2+AI)
it was never defensible legally and now it shows
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 07:34 PM (O2+AI)
;;;;
Horsefeathers!
Posted by: Wise Latina at March 27, 2012 03:36 PM (Usk3+)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone in SD at March 27, 2012 03:38 PM (O2+AI)
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at March 27, 2012 03:39 PM (VHSDD)
The reason being, there is a statute or something or other that prohibits the name of a candidate from being an eligible selection on both D and R ballots. Since he's specifically on the Republican ballot, and Democrat ballot cast in the primary with his name on it is automatically ineligible.
Posted by: mama winger at March 27, 2012 03:40 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at March 27, 2012 07:39 PM
The latest I heard from the Governing Accountability Board was the the primary is scheduled for May something or other, and the actual recall election is scheduled for June 5th. These incessant recall attempts are costing us a fortune.
Posted by: mama winger at March 27, 2012 03:41 PM (P6QsQ)
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That short time between the primary and recall is actually really good for walker. His opponent also will most likely have less money than him since he gets to keep his funds
Posted by: Flapjackmaka at March 27, 2012 03:50 PM (VHSDD)
The Walker campaign just hit me up for cash. Lots of extra expenses this month and I was about to say no - and then I looked out the window at the "Recall Walker" signs of the idiot libs who live on my street - and decided to toss Scott a few more bucks. It will be well worth it to open my windows on the morning of June 6th and hear the sound of lefty heads exploding all over the state. It's a beautiful sound, like popcorn in the microwave.
Posted by: Donna V. at March 27, 2012 05:01 PM (tmM1e)
Posted by: Donna V. at March 27, 2012 05:19 PM (tmM1e)
Posted by: Jon at March 27, 2012 05:25 PM (hn68z)
Jon, Barrett makes me nervous too. He's likable and popular in Milwaukee and I'm afraid he'll draw out black voters who have been generally disengaged by this whole recall saga. (That's been my impression anyway - the anti-Walker protests have been 99% vanilla. What do blacks owe to the teachers' unions? Their kids are stuck in crap schools while the unions fight vouchers tooth and nail.)
However, Barrett has benefited from many of the cost-cutting reforms introduced by Walker when Walker was Milwaukee County Exec - a point Walker will surely exploit. I still hope Walker faces Falk, who is a standard-issue Madison lefty hand-picked by the unions. Rumor has it Barrett really has no great desire to be gov, that being mayor is exactly the job he wants. I dunno - it's hard for me to imagine a pol (especially a Dem) who doesn't want more power over more people.
Posted by: Donna V. at March 27, 2012 06:24 PM (tmM1e)
The poll doesn't take any cell phone polling into account. 29% of people in the US have a cell phone for their telephone use and do not have a land line.
The 71% that have landlines are not the movers and shakers of the world and probably won't be voting or at least are not as tuned into the current events as those that only use cell phones.
Thunder
Posted by: Thunderstixx at March 28, 2012 03:57 AM (gp46d)
Posted by: Bear Meets Girl ePub at March 28, 2012 06:22 PM (VdybU)
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