Posted on 06/13/2012 9:35:48 AM PDT by sunmars
Mitt Romney now leads President Obama for the first time in Wisconsin where the president's support has fallen to its lowest level to date.
The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Romney with 47% of the vote to Obama’s 44%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Prior to this survey, Obama's support in the state has ranged from 45% to 52%, while Romney has earned 41% to 45%. Last month, the numbers were Obama 49%, Romney 45%. The president led his likely Republican challenger by 11 points in March - 52% to 41%.
Just last week Republican Governor Scott Walker won a special recall election prompted by Democrats outraged over his successful move to limit collective bargaining rights for some unionized public employees in order to reduce Wisconsin's budget deficit.
Most voters (51%) in the state view public employee unions unfavorably, while 46% share a favorable opinion of them. This includes 33% with a Very Unfavorable view of the unions and 27% with a Very Favorable one. The president draws overwhelming support from voters who view public employee unions favorably, while Romney draws equally heavy support from those who view them unfavorably.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters in Wisconsin approve of the job Obama is doing, while 52% disapprove. These findings include 27% who Strongly Approve of the president’s job performance and 44% who Strongly Disapprove. These ratings are comparable to those measured nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
Romney is viewed favorably by 49% of Wisconsin voters and unfavorably by 45%. These numbers include Very Favorable reviews from 23% and Very Unfavorable ones by 30%.
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Headline should read: Exit polls favor democrats by over 10 percentage point.
Or put another way: 44 percent of Wisconsin voters remain brain dead.
I am beginning to hear a giant flushing sound and watch OAnalDischargula go down the comode hard!
so much for the recall exit polls. they must have been built on the 2008 turnout model; it’s hard to explain how they were that far off.
I am beginning to hear a giant flushing sound and watch OAnalDischargula go down the comode hard!
I agree. But we can’t become overconfident.
“One little election”....
Who could have guessed what would follow??
As posted on another FR thread:
“I think Wisconsin was a real “eye-opener” for the unions.
Zippy was just too busy with his presidential duties to go there and support them. And what duties were they? To come out of the closet in support of gays!!! This was a direct political “slap in the face”....and then to have their butts handed to them in the recall election. Yeah, those old boys aren’t real happy with Zippy right now.”
Combine this with Romney’s strength in Iowa and it shows real gains in the upper Midwest. Perhaps Tim Pawlenty would be a good choice for VP, given that he would not only put Minnesota into play, but also help in Iowa (where he’s well-known) and Wisconsin.
Man, it’s looking BAD for Obama.
And good for us.
According to Rasmussen, Obama’s edge has dropped relative to the 2008 election results in individual states by:
17% in Wisconsin, from winning by 14% to losing by 3% (June results).
10% in Iowa, from winning by 9% to losing by 1% (June results).
7% in Missouri, from winning by 0.1% to losing by 7% (June results).
6% in Virginia, from winning by 6% to tied (June results).
6% in Ohio, from winning by 4% to losing by 2% (May results).
3% in Florida, from winning by 2% to losing by 1% (April results).
It’s not over until it’s over, but this is a good start.
Scott Walker snuck by with only 53% of only because of near 100% turn out by conservatives. Those same conservatives will be nowhere near as excited for Mitt Romney who probably opposes half of Walkers measures.
I think Romney will fare better then McCain in Wisconsin, but not enough to carry it. Wisconsinite's still love their unions and Obama has a sizable chunk of support there.
Socialist scumbag obama and the demoRats...will lose in Nov. in a landslide!
Unions are leaving him and another article says his support amongst NY Jews has dropped by 22 points-by November zippy could well be a social leper!
I'm an FR Myth hater. How SHOULD they strike me?
The Fabian Socialist is barely beating the Marxist in Wisconsin 5 months before the election......YOO-HOO!!!!!
I can scarcely contain my glee over the prospect of David Souter clones on the Supreme Court, ObamaCare Light, Cap-and-Trade administered by Republicans instead of Democrats......God, I'm almost giddy!
Hank
This is a seven pt change in a month. The Disaster is finished. Conservatives are going to vote against him in droves. Forget the Cranks, Quakes and Perpetually POed. They wouldn’t vote for anyone around with ANY chance.
Conservatives could not unify behind a viable alternative so it is what it is.
FReepers who have loved ones in adult care facilities need to look into absentee ballots now. Otherwise, SEIU “helpers” will “assist” them on election day.
Yes.
It's easy for me to get overconfident, as well as under-confident depending on the circumstances.
I'm cautiously optimistic for now and think Glove would win a close but clear victory if the election were today. But we have a long way to go, we're not even to the All-Star break yet.
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