In re-election bid, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker trails Democrat by 13 points, poll says

July 27, 2018
Washington

Amid a feud with Harley Davidson, an iconic American company, President Trump highlighted his economic policies at a groundbreaking for a massive $10 billion factory complex that may bring thousands of jobs to a state he barely carried in 2016. (June 28)
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State schools Superintendent Tony Evers holds a strong lead over Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a hypothetical fall match-up, according to an NBC News/Marist College Poll released Thursday.

Evers leads Walker, 54 percent to 41 percent, the poll showed.

Just 34 percent of registered Wisconsin voters say Walker deserves re-election, while 61 percent said someone else deserves a chance in the job.

Evers led the Democratic primary field with 26 percent support. Activist Mike McCabe and state Sen. Kathleen VinehoutÂ had 7 percent eachÂ and Madison Mayor Paul Soglin had 6 percent support.

The poll only compared Evers to Walker in a head-to-head match-up.

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In the Republican U.S. Senate race, businessman and U.S. Marine veteran Kevin Nicholson led state Sen. Leah Vukmir among likely voters, 38 percent to 35 percent â€“within the margin of error. Among all GOP voters, Nicholson led 38 percent to 28 percent.

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Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin led both of her potential Republican rivals, with a 54 percent to 39 percentÂ lead over Nicholson and a 55 percentÂ to 38 percent lead over Vukmir.

The poll of 1,040 adults Wisconsin was conducted July 15-19 with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.

In Wisconsin, 36 percent of registered voters approved of President Donald Trump’s job performance, while 52 percent disapproved.

By a 47 percent to 39 percentÂ margin, those polled preferred a Democratic-controlled Congress.

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