Wisconsin Approves of Scott Walker

Given that the liberals have been hammering him and protesting for almost a year now, what are the odds that they can move that number significantly lower with more of the same?

The Marquette University Law School released Tuesday shows 51 percent of 701 registered voters polled approve of Walker’s performance while 46 percent disapprove. The poll has a 3.8 percentage-point margin of error.

1. W-W-WHAT? But…but….but….he’s evil, and we have all these signatures, both fake and real, and we sing everyday in the Capitol, and we scream really, really, really loud….and we have really good signs and tee-shirts printed up…...and…and, and… the Koch Brothers, and ALEC, and FitzWalkerstan….and…..and…..and…..(ugh, let me catch my breath)......we don’t like losing, and the Republicans cheated….and….and….and…...Koch Brothers….and Hitler! Yea, that’s it….Hitler…remember Hitler?

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 25, 2012 at 1122 hrs
   
   
   

2. Although this is certainly a legitimately done poll, a closer look at the demographics of the repondents reveals that 42% live in the Milwaukee media market which is slightly out of proportion to the actual percent. Despite the Republican frame of Madison vs. the rest of Wisconsin, Walker is considerably less popular in Western,  Northwestern, and parts of central WI. So the country club Milwaukee suburbs are a bit overrepresented. But far more telling is the statistic that a whopping 59% of repondents were over 45 years old, 35% use only landlines and only 27% of actual survey calls were on cell phones. This tells me that there was a serious skewing towards retired older folks at home answering their landline. A favorite demographic for the right-wing talk radio screechers of the Milwaukee market.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 25, 2012 at 1133 hrs
   
   
   

3. If Walker really has put $10M into advertising I guess one of the conclusions is that moving the needle is going to be very difficult.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 25, 2012 at 1247 hrs
   
   
   

4. @#2—THAT is impressive rationalization.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 25, 2012 at 1259 hrs
   
   
   

5. “Wisconsinite” (probably closer to Daniac, as in Kingdom of Dane) -

   I’m sure you missed the whupping those same 700 put on Mitt Romney in favor of Barack Obama, or the majority that doesn’t like concealed carry (despite the overwhelming passage of a right to bear arms constitutional amendment that included a specific self-protection component a few years ago).  Much like any poll, there’s something for everybody there.

   Posted by steveegg on January 25, 2012 at 1316 hrs
   
   
   

6. How does this

   59% of repondents were over 45 years old,

   lead to this

   retired older folks at home

   Jumping to conclusions and leaping over yawning chasms of logic is no way to become physically fit.

   Posted by Brian Dunbar on January 25, 2012 at 1322 hrs
   
   
   

7. The poll methodology compensates for underresponse of such groups and weighs them differently, wisconsinite.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 25, 2012 at 1407 hrs
   
   
   

8. The referenced poll says that 74% favor “Requiring public employees to contribute to their own pensions and pay more for health insurance” but only 48% favor “Limiting public employees’ ability to collectively bargain over benefits and non-wage issues.”

   From which one must conclude that a significant percentage of the electorate believes that it would have been possible to get the first without the second??

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 25, 2012 at 1719 hrs
   
   
   

9. The non-political Wisconsite w/o a full comprehensive understanding of the issues… stats tell me education is key…

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 25, 2012 at 1724 hrs
   
   
   

10. This is good news for Scott Walker, and it explains how the recallers have tried to move the discussion from the real reason they’re doing it (unions and wages) to side issues (lack of job growth and “scandal”).

    Things can change, but if this trend continues, Walker will easily survive the recall.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 25, 2012 at 1930 hrs
    
    
    

11. Very positive news for team Walker.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 25, 2012 at 2100 hrs