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Read A Roundup Of The Latest Marquette University Poll Numbers

Walker Approval At 39 Percent, Trump Keeps Lead, Sanders And Clinton In A Dead Heat

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Courtesy of Wisconsin Public Television

The Marquette University Law School released its latest round of polling numbers for Wisconsin voters Thursday afternoon.

Among the findings are a continued lead for billionaire Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary race and a toss-up between U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side. The race for a seat on Wisconsin’s high court was similarly close,

Below are some takeaways from the new data. The margin of error for the poll was plus or minus 4.5 percent.

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1. Presidential Primaries

Trump led the pack with 30 percent of Wisconsin voters. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida had 20 percent, Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz had 19 percent, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Ben Carson both scored 8 percent.

Meanwhile, the Democrats are in what Marquette pollster Charles Franklin called, ” essentially a toss-up race.” Sanders led Clinton 44 percent to 43 percent, well within the margin of error.

2. Walker Approval

Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s continues to struggle with tepid job approval numbers. The February poll shows 39 percent of those surveyed approve of Walker’s performance as governor, while 55 percent disapprove. Those numbers were 38 percent and 57 percent respectively in the last poll.

Meanwhile 52 percent said they think the state is moving in the wrong direction and 44 percent said it’s on the right track.

3. Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

Voters narrowed down the field to two candidates in a primary election earlier this month, but now appear undecided. Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley and Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg had an even split, each with 30 percent support, while 31 percent said they didn’t know who they would vote for.

More than half of the respondents weren’t able to say whether they had favorable or unfavorable views of the candidates, according to the poll.

4. U.S. Senate Contest

The race between Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold stayed pretty much unchanged from the last survey. Feingold stayed in the lead with 49 percent support (he had 50 percent in January) while Johnson held at 37 percent.

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