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luv2fly

(2,475 posts)
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 07:26 PM Sep 2022

Incumbents Evers, Johnson narrowly ahead of challengers

Poll shows incumbents Evers, Johnson narrowly ahead of challengers, but within margin of error
Posted: September 14, 2022 12:58 PM
Updated: September 14, 2022 5:49 PM by Jaymes Langrehr

MADISON, Wis. — The latest poll from Marquette Law School shows races for Wisconsin governor and one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats are tightening two months from Election Day.

Marquette’s poll of 801 registered voters in the state had a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percent for the survey conducted between September 6 and September 11. A total of 632 likely voters — those who said they were “absolutely certain” to vote in November — were also polled, with those results carrying a margin of error of +/- 4.9 percent.

Of those that were polled, 45 percent identified as Republican or leaning Republican, 44 percent identified as Democratic or leaning Democratic, and 10 percent identified as independent.

The big change in September’s poll — among both registered voters and likely voters — is in the U.S. Senate race, with results showing Republican Sen. Ron Johnson now hanging on to a small lead among both groups — although still well within the margins of error.

Story at

https://www.channel3000.com/poll-shows-incumbents-evers-johnson-narrowly-ahead-of-challengers-but-within-margin-of-error/

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Incumbents Evers, Johnson narrowly ahead of challengers (Original Post) luv2fly Sep 2022 OP
Shouldn't independent voters be more then 10 percent? jimfields33 Sep 2022 #1
I truly believe that pollsters are going to be embarrassed with how wrong that they got the results OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 #2
Tend to agree. The last 3 election cycles have shown the polls are not really that accurate PortTack Sep 2022 #3

jimfields33

(15,807 posts)
1. Shouldn't independent voters be more then 10 percent?
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 07:31 PM
Sep 2022

Unless the state doesn’t have a huge independent registration, I’d think it’d be higher.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)
2. I truly believe that pollsters are going to be embarrassed with how wrong that they got the results
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 07:34 PM
Sep 2022

in 2022. And it may have lasting implications about the value of polling....if you really can't get "representive samples", you get poll results like this.

But, OK,.....motivate Democrats even more and let Republicans rest easy.

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