Poll: Clinton Holds 12-Point Lead Over Walker In Hypothetical Presidential Matchup

Marquette Poll Also Finds Walker Dropping To 41 Percent Approval Rating

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The latest Marquette University Law School poll shows that if the election were held today, Wisconsin voters would overwhelmingly choose Hillary Clinton over Gov. Scott Walker to be the next U.S. president.

The Marquette Poll found 52 percent of eligible Wisconsin voters would support Hillary Clinton, compared to 40 percent who said they’d vote for Walker.

Marquette University’s Charles Franklin emphasized that the numbers showed where the candidates were lining up at the start of the race, and that Clinton was leading the Republican field in other states, too.

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“At this very early stage of the campaign, national polling has consistently showed her with about the same kind of edge that we’re seeing against practically all of the Republican candidates here in Wisconsin,” said Franklin.

The results came in the same survey that found Walker’s approval rating had dropped to 41 percent in Wisconsin, the lowest it’s been since Marquette started polling in January of 2012.