Majority of Wisconsin residents disapprove of Walker, but are split on recall
A poll released Sunday found that a majority of Wisconsin residents disapprove of Gov.
Jul 31, 202011.4K Shares478.1K Views
A poll released Sunday found that a majority of Wisconsin residents disapprove of Gov. Scott Walker’s performance in office, although state residents split on whether he should be recalled.
The survey by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institutemirrors results six months ago. Fifty-six percent of those surveyed strongly or somewhat disapproved of Walker, while 42 percent somewhat or strongly approved.
The poll also found Wisconsin residents had grown less pessimistic about the economy in the last six months.
“There is a rising sense of optimism, and tempers that were flaring in March are subsiding a bit,” said University of Chicago Professor Will Howell, who directed the poll, in a statement. ”Interestingly, this is has not redounded to the benefit of the governor.”
Howell said Walker could benefit if the recall effort came to be about the economy or recall elections rather than his performance in office.
And in the battleground state of Wisconsin, the poll found high support for Pres. Barack Obama, 54-42, with Obama beating all Republican challengers by at least 10 percent.
Hajra Shannon
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