Good News.
Poll: Feingold has 11-point lead over Johnson
Democrat Russ Feingold has a lead over
the Republican incumbent Ron Johnson in the race for one of Wisconsin's
U.S. Senate seats, according to the latest Wisconsin Survey.
AND MORE:
Wisconsin voter dissatisfaction with the direction of the state
has reached its highest level since Gov. Scott Walker took office -- 57
percent, compared with 36 percent who say it's headed in the right
direction, according to a new poll.
Walker's disapproval rating also hit its highest mark (60 percent) in the latest biannual survey from St. Norbert College and Wisconsin Public Radio. And only one in three voters say they want Walker to run for a third term in 2018, compared with 62 percent who oppose such a move.
The poll's previous high-water mark for Walker's disapproval rating was 58 percent in fall 2011, as opponents planned for an ultimately unsuccessful recall election stemming from his Act 10 collective bargaining changes for public employees. The approval rating was 38 percent in that poll, one point worse than the latest poll.
But the 57 percent "wrong direction" response is the highest the poll has found since as far back as spring 2003. The previous high was 55 percent in spring 2009. Under Walker it reached 54 percent in spring 2011 at the beginning of his term shortly after protesters swarmed the Capitol.
The poll offered some possible clues to the reason for voter dissatisfaction, such as 58 percent saying Walker's short-lived presidential campaign has had a negative effect on their view of him, and two-thirds saying it had a negative impact on the state of Wisconsin.
Those who say the economic conditions in the state are excellent or good has fallen from 54 percent a year ago to 38 percent today.
AND MORE:
New high mark in voters unhappy with Wisconsin's direction, poll finds
Wisconsin
Gov. Scott Walker speaks at a news conference Sept. 21, 2015, in
Madison, Wis., where he announced that he was suspending his Republican
presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Walker's disapproval rating also hit its highest mark (60 percent) in the latest biannual survey from St. Norbert College and Wisconsin Public Radio. And only one in three voters say they want Walker to run for a third term in 2018, compared with 62 percent who oppose such a move.
The poll's previous high-water mark for Walker's disapproval rating was 58 percent in fall 2011, as opponents planned for an ultimately unsuccessful recall election stemming from his Act 10 collective bargaining changes for public employees. The approval rating was 38 percent in that poll, one point worse than the latest poll.
But the 57 percent "wrong direction" response is the highest the poll has found since as far back as spring 2003. The previous high was 55 percent in spring 2009. Under Walker it reached 54 percent in spring 2011 at the beginning of his term shortly after protesters swarmed the Capitol.
The poll offered some possible clues to the reason for voter dissatisfaction, such as 58 percent saying Walker's short-lived presidential campaign has had a negative effect on their view of him, and two-thirds saying it had a negative impact on the state of Wisconsin.
Those who say the economic conditions in the state are excellent or good has fallen from 54 percent a year ago to 38 percent today.
<< Home