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Marquette hasn’t posted the poll itself on its website yet, but they’ve been teasing the results on their Twitter feed since 12:15 CT. Two weeks ago, the Marquette poll had Scott Walker up six in the Wisconsin recall election at 50/44. Today’s poll shows a nearly identical result slightly more in favor of Walker over Tom Barrett, 52/45. The Weekly Standard’s John McCormack sums up the takeaway from the top line:
Though the pollster notes that Walker’s margin over Barrett is “statistically unchanged,” it’s good news for Walker that he has now risen above 50 percent because if he can turn out and his current supporters, he’s going to win. In the historic Republican wave of 2010, Walker won with 52.3 percent of the vote.
A few more nuggets from the Marquette Twitter feed:
Kleefisch 46%, Mitchell 41% among likely voters in new Marquette Law School poll. [Lt. Governor recall race]
Perceptions on WI jobs have shifted to more people thinking we’ve gained jobs, compared to results 2 wks ago, MU Law Poll finds.
Walker at 51% favorable, 46% unfavorable general view, Barrett at 41% favorable, 46% unfavorable.
This is excellent news. I'm not counting on anything yet though, but I would be thrilled to see a victory for Walker next Tuesday (and I'm a public school teacher in IL). What he did for that state should be replicated in IL- even if it means that I have to chip in a little extra for health insurance each month. Ridiculous how taxpayers are held hostage by the unions and I'm forced to pay union dues that support the re-election campaigns of Democrats that I find repugnant.
I just saw on WSJ tonight that union membership in the public sector in WI is declining drastically. If unions were so great, they wouldn't be mandatory. If they provided a service to their members, the dues would be worth it. But they're not: and when market forces allow for choice, the workers are opting to get out of the system. Great for them, great for taxpayers, and great for the state.
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