Posted on 09/02/2016 11:35:50 AM PDT by orchestra
Don’t look now, but Donald Trump is on the rebound in Wisconsin.
Two new polls released Wednesday show the GOP presidential nominee closing the once massive gap with Hillary Clinton in deep blue Wisconsin.
A victory in the Badger State would dramatically reshape the daunting electoral map Trump faces and potentially indicate strength in other Rust Belt states where the GOP nominee has long argued his populist pitch will resonate.
A Marquette University poll — considered the gold standard in Wisconsin politics — found Trump moving to within 3 points of Clinton after trailing by 15 points in the previous survey from early August.
And the first Monmouth survey of the state put the race at a 5-point margin after scores of polls released earlier in the cycle found Clinton with double-digit leads.
Trump is still behind and has only closed the gap on account of Clinton’s declining popularity, not because of his own strength. Trump suffers from awful favorability numbers in Wisconsin, as well as a lack of enthusiasm from Republicans in the state. No Republican presidential candidate has won Wisconsin in more than 30 years, underlining Trump’s underdog status.
But the tightening race in Wisconsin comes as national polls have similarly contracted and as Clinton’s favorability numbers have plunged, giving new hope to Trump.
Trump’s path to the White House hinges on carrying Midwest states such as Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
“If he’s moving up here, he is probably also moving up in places like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio,” said Wisconsin Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki.
Why is Trump rising in Wisconsin?
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
As a graduate of Marquette it seems that MU polls tend to lean left.
Can walker & priebus deliver? If that RINO Ryan wasn’t such an ass, WI would be a lock
There’s a part of me that believes Ryan and even Cruz will endorse very late, and that this was all part of the plan. I’ve thought this for months and it would be a brilliant strategy. That said, it’s probably wishful thinking on my part.
once 15 points... LOL!-)
Ryan has already endorsed, but it’s hard to tell in between all his whacks at Trump.
Ryan and his masters want the Cheap Labor Express to keep running.
Trump has to lose for that to happen.
The only yard sign in our rural SW WI area is a Hillary for Prison sign. Hubby first saw it at night when only the Hillary was clear as we drove by and for 2 days ranted about the person who owns the property, whom we know. This am, we saw it in daylight and DH has been chagrined and praying for forgiveness.
We’ve seen one official Hillary bumper sticker from a Dem Party activist and one unofficial that just says *Hill*.
DH drove from the Mississippi to Green Bay 3 weeks ago and saw no Clinton signs.
Someone get word to Huma: time to restock the Depends.
Did not know Penn’s Woods was in the Midwest. Learn something new everyday on FR.
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