Walker would lose to Feingold or Barrett in recall

Source: Public Policy Polling


Raleigh, N.C. – Wisconsinites are closely divided on whether they would support
recalling Gov. Scott Walker. Half support putting Walker before the voters before 2014,
and 47% oppose it, up slightly from a 48-48 deadlock when PPP last polled the state near
the beginning of the union controversy in February. But while the proposition of a recall
sharply divides voters, there is no question that if he were to be recalled, voters would be
squarely behind his Democratic challenger, whether it is Russ Feingold (52-42) or
Walker’s 2010 opponent Tom Barrett (50-43). That mirrors the 52-45 spread when PPP
asked voters three months ago who they would vote for if they could do last fall’s
gubernatorial election over again.

The main difference between the Feingold and Barrett matchups is that the former
senator is better known than the Milwaukee mayor, so Feingold attracts slightly more
support across the board, while Barrett leaves more voters undecided. Regardless,
Walker earns 10% of Democrats, 80% or 82% of the GOP, and 40% or 41% of
independents. Not bad, except both the Democrats perform better with their own
partisans and beat the incumbent with independents by either seven or 11 points. The
resurgent Democratic enthusiasm which Walker engendered has not waned over the last
few months, but has, if anything, strengthened—a good sign for the party heading into
the 2012 cycle after an abysmal turnout last November.

Voters have soured even further on Walker’s job performance. 43% approve, and 54%
disapprove, down from 46-52 in the previous poll. Still more Republicans disapprove
than Democrats approve, and independents have moved from 45-53 to 40-56.

“The enthusiasm for recalling Scott Walker is still there three months after the height of
the protests in Wisconsin,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “He’d
be done if the vote was today, it’s just a question of whether that desire to put him out can
continue to be sustained in the coming months.

Read more: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_WI_0525930.pdf

He'll only become less popular.

out there .And it's only 50-50 on even recalling him...I know; always finding the dark cloud in the silver lining but really, WTF will it take for overwhelming majorities to understand the virtually unprecedented danger that the Scott Walkers of this country represent?

Wisconsinites like Feingold and Barrett considerably better than Walker. And the campaign to recall hasn't even begun.

We don't need everyone to like it to make it happen. If we can get the sigs, we've got a terrific chance.

Like I said, just finding the dark cloud in the silver lining. I'm a Democrat and a Cub fan; hard not to be a pessimist.....But my questions are still relevant. How the hell can that many people STILL support that asshole? It's just incomprehensible to me. That said though, I, like so many other people all over the U.S. , are proud of how so many people in Wisconsin ARE starting to wake up. Best wishes to all of you and know that you have supporters all over the country.

when they start talking about their politics, you find out they are SO not a Dem. I'm betting they make up that 10%.

and everyone who wants Walker out had better damned well turn out and vote. No excuses. No "well 40% turnout for a spring election is good". Let Republicans show up at 40%. Let's have Democrats show up and vote to defeat Walker like our lives here depend upon it because they do.

The downside of a Walker victory in a recall election would be huge and there would be hell to pay for us here in Wisconsin as he and his minions would take it as a mandate and a stamp of approval for their continued destruction of this state.

Check the numbers on the Walker election last November. He received 90% of the votes here that went to McCain in 2008 and that's not bad for an off-year election. The Republicans showed up and voted. Barrett, on the other hand, only received 60% of the vote that went to Obama. Another 15% of that vote and Barrett would have beaten Walker. Evidently too many Democrats were pissed at Obama or simply not as motivated to vote as Republicans and look what it got us: Walker as governor, and losing Feingold as senator.