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Poll Watch: PPP (D) Wisconsin Political Survey

PPP (D) Wisconsin Political Poll

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Ron Johnson's job performance?

• Approve 38%
• Disapprove 37%

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Herb Kohl's job performance?

• Approve 46%
• Disapprove 38%

If there was an election for the state legislature today, would you vote Democratic or Republican?

• Democratic 45%
• Republican 44%

In general, do you think Wisconsin should have recall elections, or not?

• Wisconsin should have recalls 51%
• It should not 40%

Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 43%
• Illegal 47%

Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship?

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 39%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 28%

Survey of 1,057 Wisconsin voters was conducted July 5-8, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points.  Party ID: 32% Republican; 30% Democrat; 38% Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 28% Moderate; 26% Somewhat conservative; 18% Somewhat liberal; 18% Very conservative; 10% Very liberal. 

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Poll Watch: St. Norbert College/WPR Wisconsin Political Survey

St. Norbert College/WPR Wisconsin Political Poll

If a recall election were held for Governor Scott Walker today, would you vote to remove him from office, or would you vote to keep him in office?

• Remove From Office 58% (47%)
• Keep In Office 38% (48%)

Now I’d like to ask you about some major political figures and your opinion on how well they are doing their job. For each of the following, please tell me whether you strongly approve, approve, disapprove, or strongly disapprove with the way the person is doing their job.

Barack Obama

• Strongly approve 8% (13%)
• Approve 45% (39%)
• Disapprove 21% (22%)
• Strongly disapprove 22% (23%)

Scott Walker

• Strongly approve 18% (18%)
• Approve 20% (28%)
• Disapprove 21% (16%)
• Strongly disapprove 37% (32%)

Ron Johnson

• Strongly approve 8% (7%)
• Approve 28% (29%)
• Disapprove 17% (13%)
• Strongly disapprove 10% (9%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 37% / 42% {-5%}
• Ron Paul 29% / 37% {-8%} 
• Jon Huntsman 14% / 22% {-8%}
• Rick Santorum 11% / 26% {-15%}
• Herman Cain 24% / 44% {-20%}
• Rick Perry 23% / 46% {-23%}
• Newt Gingrich 26% / 50% {-24%}
• Michele Bachmann 23% / 51% {-28%}

Do you believe that President Barack Obama deserves to be reelected or do you believe he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Deserves to be reelected 51%
• Does not deserve to be reelected 43%

Survey of 482 adults was conducted November 1-10, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted April 5-18, 2011 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Wisconsin Political Survey

PPP (D) Wisconsin Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Herb Kohl's job performance?

• Approve 51% {50%} [50%] (50%)
• Disapprove 31% {31%} [30%] (35%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Ron Johnson's job performance?

• Approve 37% {39%} [32%]
• Disapprove 34% {35%} [28%]

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Paul Ryan?

• Favorable 40% {41%} [36%]
  
• Unfavorable 35% {46%} [35%]

Do you support or oppose the goals of the Occupy Wall Street movement?

• Support 39%
• Oppose 38%

Do you support or oppose the goals of the Tea Party movement?

• Support 40%
• Oppose 47%

Do you have a higher opinion of the Occupy Wall Street movement or the Tea Party movement?

• Occupy Wall Street 42%
• Tea Party 40%

Survey of 1,170 Wisconsin voters was conducted October 20-23, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 37% {37%} [33%] Democrat; 31% {34%} [32%] Republican; 32% {29%} [35%] Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% {29%} [31%] Moderate; 25% {21%} [22%] Somewhat conservative; 19% {22%} [21%] Somewhat liberal; 17% {17%} [18%] Very conservative; 10% {11%} [7%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted August 12-14, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Wisconsin Political Survey

Wisconsin Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Herb Kohl's job performance?

• Approve 50% [50%] (50%)
• Disapprove 31% [30%] (35%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Ron Johnson's job performance?

• Approve 39% [32%]
• Disapprove 35% [28%]

Would you rather that Democrats or Republicans had control of the State Senate?

• Democrats 48% 
• Republicans 47% 

Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 39% 
• Illegal 50%

Among Democrats

• Legal 62%
• Illegal 27%

Among Republicans

• Legal 11%
• Illegal 79%

Among Independents

• Legal 42%
• Illegal 44%

Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship?

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 34%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 33%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 31%

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 55%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 26%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 17%

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 8%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 41% 
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 50%

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 37%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 34%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 26% 

Survey of 830 Wisconsin voters was conducted August 12-14, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 37% [33%] Democrat; 34% [32%] Republican; 29% [35%] Independent/Other. Political ideology: 29% [31%] Moderate; 22% [21%] Somewhat liberal; 21% [22%] Somewhat conservative; 17% [18%] Very conservative; 11% [7%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses. 

Poll Watch: St. Norbert College/WPR Wisconsin Political Survey

St. Norbert College/WPR Wisconsin Political Survey

If a recall election were held for Governor Scott Walker today, would you vote to remove him from office, or would you vote to keep him in office?

• Keep In Office 48%
• Remove From Office 47%

Some are calling for recall elections for Senate Republicans who sided with the Governor in the budget debate. Do you think the Senate Republicans should be removed from office with a recall election, or do you think they should remain in office?

• Keep In Office 53%
• Remove From Office 35%

Some are calling for a recall election for Senate Democrats who left the state in opposition to the Governor’s budget proposal. Do you think the Senate Democrats should be removed from office with a recall election, or do you think they should remain in office?

• Keep In Office 57%
• Remove From Office 33%

Now I’d like to ask you about some major political figures and your opinion on how well they are doing their job. For each of the following, please tell me whether you strongly approve, approve, disapprove, or strongly disapprove with the way the person is doing their job or whether you have not heard of them.

Barack Obama

• Strongly approve 13%
• Approve 39%
• Disapprove 22%
• Strongly disapprove 23%

Scott Walker

• Strongly approve 18%
• Approve 28%
• Disapprove 16%
• Strongly disapprove 32%

Ron Johnson

• Strongly approve 7%
• Approve 29%
• Disapprove 13%
• Strongly disapprove 9%

Herb Kohl

• Strongly approve 7%
• Approve 43%
• Disapprove 22%
• Strongly disapprove 6%

From what you’ve read and heard, is there solid evidence that the average temperature on earth has been getting warmer over the past four decades?

• Yes, solid evidence 51%
• No, not solid evidence 42%
• Not sure 8%

Survey of 400 adults was conducted April 5-18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 5 percentage points.

Poll Watch: Marist/McClatchy Wisconsin Political Survey

Marist/McClatchy Wisconsin Political Survey

SENATORIAL ELECTION

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% [52%] 
• Russ Feingold (D) 45% [45%]
• Other 1%
• Undecided 2% [3%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Ron Johnson 51% [57%] / 38% [28%] {+13%}
• Russ Feingold 49% [48%] / 46% [44%] {+3%}

GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

• Scott Walker (R) 51% [51%] 
• Tom Barrett (D) 44% [43%]
• Undecided 5% [6%]

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in office as president?

• Approve 43% [46%]
• Disapprove 50% [50%]

Do you think the current economic conditions are mostly something President Obama inherited or are they mostly a result of his own policies?

• Economic conditions mostly inherited 53%
• Economic conditions mostly a result of his own policies 36%

Survey of 491 likely voters was conducted October 26-28, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 27% Democrat; 26% Republican; 46% Independent. Political ideology: 45% Conservative; 36% Moderate; 19% Liberal. Results from the poll conducted September 26-28, 2010 are in square brackets.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Wisconsin Political Survey

PPP (D) Wisconsin Political Survey

Senatorial Election

• Ron Johnson (R) 53% {52%} [43%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 44% {41%} [45%]
• Undecided 3% {7%} [12%]

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Ron Johnson?

• Favorable 51% {46%} [20%]
• Unfavorable 35% {34%} [18%]

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Russ Feingold’s job performance?

• Approve 44% {40%} [42%] (45%)
• Disapprove 48% {53%} [42%] (41%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Herb Kohl’s job performance?

• Approve 41% {42%} [47%] (46%)
• Disapprove 40% {47%} [34%] (36%)

Gubernatorial Election

• Scott Walker (R) 53% {50%} [45%] (42%)
• Tom Barrett (D) 44% {41%} [38%] (39%)
• Undecided 3% {8%} [17%] (19%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Scott Walker 47% {45%} [36%] (31%) / 39% {40%} [28%] (27%) {+8%}
• Tom Barrett 41% {38%} [28%] (29%) / 43% {43%} [30%] (22%) {-2%}

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Jim Doyle’s job performance?

• Approve 27% {29%} [28%] (29%)
• Disapprove 62% {62%} [59%] (58%)

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama's job performance?

• Approve 37% {41%} [45%] (46%)
• Disapprove 54% {54%} [50%] (48%)

Survey of 1,372 Wisconsin voters was conducted October 26-28, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 34% {36%} [32%] Republican; 30% {31%} [33%] Democrat; 37% {33%} [34%] Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 41% {41%} [41%] Moderate; 40% {42%} [40%] Conservative;  18% {17%} [19%] Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 18-19, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 26-27, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 20-21, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Rasmussen Wisconsin Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen Wisconsin Senatorial Survey

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% (51%) {53%} [50%] (47%) {47%} [48%] (47%) {45%} [44%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 45% (44%) {41%} [43%] (46%) {46%} [46%] (46%) {46%} [46%]

With Leaners

• Ron Johnson (R) 53% (52%) {54%} [51%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 46% (45%) {42%} [44%]

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Ron Johnson (R) 53% (54%) {55%} [53%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 47% (46%) {45%} [47%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Ron Johnson 58% (60%) {58%} [61%] (53%) {51%} [51%] (51%) {46%} [42%] / 41% (34%) {36%} [33%] (36%) {33%} [36%] (30%) {30%} [25%] {+17%}
• Russ Feingold 49% (49%) {49%} [51%] (53%) {50%} [52%] (53%) {52%} [53%] (51%) {51%} [50%] (47%) / 48% (48%) {48%} [46%] (44%) {47%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [44%] (48%) {47%} [48%] (48%) {+1%}

How would you rate the job Jim Doyle has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 14% (18%) {22%} [17%] (17%) {14%} [13%] (15%) {13%} [18%] (12%) {12%} [16%] (11%)
• Somewhat approve 27% (21%) {16%} [22%] (26%) {24%} [25%] (25%) {22%} [23%] (25%) {34%} [24%] (25%)
• Somewhat disapprove 13% (15%) {18%} [16%] (13%) {17%} [19%] (18%) {21%} [16%] (18%) {15%} [20%] (20%)
• Strongly disapprove 45% (42%) {42%} [41%] (43%) {43%} [41%] (41%) {43%} [41%] (42%) {38%} [40%] (42%)

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?

• Strongly approve 32% (30%) {31%} [29%] (31%) {30%} [28%] (28%) {29%} [32%] (31%) {29%} [27%] (26%)
• Somewhat approve 16% (16%) {17%} [20%] (17%) {19%} [23%] (21%) {20%} [17%] (17%) {23%} [20%] (20%)
• Somewhat disapprove 5% (11%) {4%} [9%] (5%) {9%} [7%] (8%) {9%} [9%] (12%) {6%} [14%] (8%)
• Strongly disapprove 46% (40%) {46%} [40%] (46%) {41%} [41%] (42%) {42%} [41%] (40%) {42%} [38%] (46%)

Survey of 750 likely voters was conducted October 25, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 39% (40%) {40%} [40%] Democrat; 37% (34%) {34%} [35%] Republican; 24% (26%) {25%} [24%] Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted October 11, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 29, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 24, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 10, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 27, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 13, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 21, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 25, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 20, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 16, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 17, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 26, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: CNN/Time/Opinion Research Wisconsin Political Survey

CNN/Time/Opinion Research Wisconsin Political Survey

Senatorial Election

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% (51%)
• Russ Feingold (D) 44% (45%)
• Other 1% (2%)
• Undecided 2% (2%) 

Gubernatorial Election

• Scott Walker (R) 52% (53%) 
• Tom Barrett (D) 44% (42%)
• Other 2% (2%)
• Undecided 2% (2%) 

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

• Approve 44%
• Disapprove 52%

Survey of 931 likely voters was conducted October 8-12, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted September 17-21, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Reuters/Ipsos Wisconsin Political Survey

Reuters/Ipsos Wisconsin Political Survey

Senatorial Election

• Ron Johnson (R) 51% 
• Russ Feingold (D) 44%
• Undecided 5%

Gubernatorial Election

• Scott Walker (R) 52% 
• Tom Barrett (D) 42%
• Undecided 6%

Survey of 451 likely voters was conducted October 8-11, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.6 percentage points.

Poll Watch: Rasmussen Wisconsin Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen Wisconsin Senatorial Survey

• Ron Johnson (R) 51% {53%} [50%] (47%) {47%} [48%] (47%) {45%} [44%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 44% {41%} [43%] (46%) {46%} [46%] (46%) {46%} [46%]

With Leaners

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% {54%} [51%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 45% {42%} [44%]

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Ron Johnson (R) 54 %{55%} [53%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 46% {45%} [47%]

Among Democrats

• Russ Feingold (D) 84% {80%} [86%] (87%) {87%} [88%] (91%) {86%} [89%]
• Ron Johnson (R) 15% {16%} [8%] (9%) {10%} [9%] (5%) {8%} [6%]

Among Republicans

• Ron Johnson (R) 96% {96%} [94%] (89%) {89%} [90%] (93%) {89%} [89%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 4% {3%} [6%] (9%) {6%} [5%] (4%) {2%} [4%]

Among Independents

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% {58%} [59%] (47%) {45%} [49%] (49%) {45%} [38%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 41% {34%} [31%] (37%) {37%} [38%] (33%) {43%} [44%]

Among Liberals

• Russ Feingold (D) 87% {84%} [90%] (93%) {88%} [92%] (89%) {87%} [92%]
• Ron Johnson (R) 12% {13%} [9%] (6%) {10%} [6%] (10%) {10%} [3%]

Among Moderates

• Russ Feingold (D) 61% {59%} [56%] (55%) {63%} [54%] (59%) {55%} [56%]
• Ron Johnson (R) 33% {36%} [36%] (29%) {25%} [35%] (27%) {28%} [32%]

Among Conservatives

• Ron Johnson (R) 85% {84%} [85%] (83%) {81%} [82%] (83%) {78%} [73%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 14% {13%} [13%] (12%) {12%} [13%] (12%) {18%} [18%]

Among Men

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% {63%} [57%] (46%) {51%} [54%] (55%) {52%} [56%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 44% {33%} [38%] (47%) {42%} [42%] (37%) {41%} [37%]

Among Women

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% {46%} [46%] (48%) {43%} [43%] (39%) {38%} [34%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 46% {50%} [49%] (46%) {48%} [50%] (54%) {51%} [55%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Ron Johnson 60% {58%} [61%] (53%) {51%} [51%] (51%) {46%} [42%] / 34% {36%} [33%] (36%) {33%} [36%] (30%) {30%} [25%] {+26%}
• Russ Feingold 49% {49%} [51%] (53%) {50%} [52%] (53%) {52%} [53%] (51%) {51%} [50%] (47%) / 48% {48%} [46%] (44%) {47%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [44%] (48%) {47%} [48%] (48%) {+1%}

How would you rate the job Jim Doyle has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 18% {22%} [17%] (17%) {14%} [13%] (15%) {13%} [18%] (12%) {12%} [16%] (11%)
• Somewhat approve 21% {16%} [22%] (26%) {24%} [25%] (25%) {22%} [23%] (25%) {34%} [24%] (25%)
• Somewhat disapprove 15% {18%} [16%] (13%) {17%} [19%] (18%) {21%} [16%] (18%) {15%} [20%] (20%)
• Strongly disapprove 42% {42%} [41%] (43%) {43%} [41%] (41%) {43%} [41%] (42%) {38%} [40%] (42%)

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?

• Strongly approve 30% {31%} [29%] (31%) {30%} [28%] (28%) {29%} [32%] (31%) {29%} [27%] (26%)
• Somewhat approve 16% {17%} [20%] (17%) {19%} [23%] (21%) {20%} [17%] (17%) {23%} [20%] (20%)
• Somewhat disapprove 11% {4%} [9%] (5%) {9%} [7%] (8%) {9%} [9%] (12%) {6%} [14%] (8%)
• Strongly disapprove 40% {46%} [40%] (46%) {41%} [41%] (42%) {42%} [41%] (40%) {42%} [38%] (46%)

Survey of 750 likely voters was conducted October 11, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 40% {40%} [40%] Democrat; 34% {34%} [35%] Republican; 26% {25%} [24%] Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 29, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 24, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 10, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 27, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 13, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 21, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 25, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 20, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 16, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 17, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 26, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Marist/McClatchy Wisconsin Political Survey

Marist/McClatchy Wisconsin Political Survey

SENATORIAL ELECTION

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% 
• Russ Feingold (D) 45%
• Undecided 3%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Ron Johnson 57% / 28% {+29%}
• Russ Feingold 48% / 44% {+4%}

GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

• Scott Walker (R) 51% 
• Tom Barrett (D) 43%
• Undecided 6%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in office as president?

• Approve 46%
• Disapprove 50%

Survey of 503 likely voters was conducted September 26-28, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.

Poll Watch: Rasmussen Wisconsin Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen Wisconsin Senatorial Survey

• Ron Johnson (R) 53% [50%] (47%) {47%} [48%] (47%) {45%} [44%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 41% [43%] (46%) {46%} [46%] (46%) {46%} [46%]

With Leaners

• Ron Johnson (R) 54% [51%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 42% [44%]

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Ron Johnson (R) 55% [53%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 45% [47%]

Among Democrats

• Russ Feingold (D) 80% [86%] (87%) {87%} [88%] (91%) {86%} [89%]
• Ron Johnson (R) 16% [8%] (9%) {10%} [9%] (5%) {8%} [6%]

Among Republicans

• Ron Johnson (R) 96% [94%] (89%) {89%} [90%] (93%) {89%} [89%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 3% [6%] (9%) {6%} [5%] (4%) {2%} [4%]

Among Independents

• Ron Johnson (R) 58% [59%] (47%) {45%} [49%] (49%) {45%} [38%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 34% [31%] (37%) {37%} [38%] (33%) {43%} [44%]

Among Liberals

• Russ Feingold (D) 84% [90%] (93%) {88%} [92%] (89%) {87%} [92%]
• Ron Johnson (R) 13% [9%] (6%) {10%} [6%] (10%) {10%} [3%]

Among Moderates

• Russ Feingold (D) 59% [56%] (55%) {63%} [54%] (59%) {55%} [56%]
• Ron Johnson (R) 36% [36%] (29%) {25%} [35%] (27%) {28%} [32%]

Among Conservatives

• Ron Johnson (R) 84% [85%] (83%) {81%} [82%] (83%) {78%} [73%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 13% [13%] (12%) {12%} [13%] (12%) {18%} [18%]

Among Men

• Ron Johnson (R) 63% [57%] (46%) {51%} [54%] (55%) {52%} [56%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 33% [38%] (47%) {42%} [42%] (37%) {41%} [37%]

Among Women

• Russ Feingold (D) 50% [49%] (46%) {48%} [50%] (54%) {51%} [55%]
• Ron Johnson (R) 46% [46%] (48%) {43%} [43%] (39%) {38%} [34%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Ron Johnson 58% [61%] (53%) {51%} [51%] (51%) {46%} [42%] / 36% [33%] (36%) {33%} [36%] (30%) {30%} [25%] {+22%}
• Russ Feingold 49% [51%] (53%) {50%} [52%] (53%) {52%} [53%] (51%) {51%} [50%] (47%) / 48% [46%] (44%) {47%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [44%] (48%) {47%} [48%] (48%) {+1%}

How would you rate the job Jim Doyle has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 22% [17%] (17%) {14%} [13%] (15%) {13%} [18%] (12%) {12%} [16%] (11%)
• Somewhat approve 16% [22%] (26%) {24%} [25%] (25%) {22%} [23%] (25%) {34%} [24%] (25%)
• Somewhat disapprove 18% [16%] (13%) {17%} [19%] (18%) {21%} [16%] (18%) {15%} [20%] (20%)
• Strongly disapprove 42% [41%] (43%) {43%} [41%] (41%) {43%} [41%] (42%) {38%} [40%] (42%)

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?

• Strongly approve 31% [29%] (31%) {30%} [28%] (28%) {29%} [32%] (31%) {29%} [27%] (26%)
• Somewhat approve 17% [20%] (17%) {19%} [23%] (21%) {20%} [17%] (17%) {23%} [20%] (20%)
• Somewhat disapprove 4% [9%] (5%) {9%} [7%] (8%) {9%} [9%] (12%) {6%} [14%] (8%)
• Strongly disapprove 46% [40%] (46%) {41%} [41%] (42%) {42%} [41%] (40%) {42%} [38%] (46%)

Survey of 750 likely voters was conducted September 29, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 40% [40%] Democrat; 34% [35%] Republican; 25% [24%] Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 24, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 10, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 27, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 13, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 21, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 25, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 20, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 16, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 17, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 26, 2010 are in parentheses.

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Wisconsin Political Survey

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Wisconsin Political Survey

SENATORIAL ELECTION

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% 
• Russ Feingold (D) 44%
• Other 1%
• Not sure 3%

Are Ron Johnson’s positions on the issues too liberal, too conservative or about right?

• Too liberal 5%
• Too conservative 35%
• About right 50%

Are Russ Feingold’s positions on the issues too liberal, too conservative or about right?

• Too liberal 47%
• Too conservative 4%
• About right 41%

GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

• Scott Walker (R) 49%
• Tom Barrett (D) 45%
• Other 2%
• Not sure 4%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 41%
• Disapprove 53%

All in all, would you rather have bigger government that provides more services or smaller government that provides fewer services?

• Bigger government that provides more services 33%
• Smaller government that provides fewer services 55%

Have the policies of the Obama administration helped or hurt Washington’s economy, or have they not made much of a difference either way?

• Helped 27%
• Hurt 45%
• Not made much of a difference 23%

Thinking about the health care law that was passed earlier this year, would you favor repealing the new law to keep it from going into effect, or would you oppose repealing the new law?

• Favor repealing the health care law 53%
• Oppose repealing the health care law 38%

How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?

• Strongly support 21%
• Somewhat support 21%
• Somewhat oppose 8%
• Strongly oppose 30%

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted September 25, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.

Poll Watch: CNN/Time/Opinion Research Wisconsin Political Survey

CNN/Time/Opinion Research Wisconsin Political Survey

Senatorial Election

• Ron Johnson (R) 51% 
• Russ Feingold (D) 45%

Among Democrats

• Russ Feingold (D) 94%
• Ron Johnson (R) 4%

Among Republicans

• Ron Johnson (R) 94%
• Russ Feingold (D) 3%

Among Independents

• Ron Johnson (R) 52%
• Russ Feingold (D) 42%

Among Conservatives

• Ron Johnson (R) 81%
• Russ Feingold (D) 16%

Among Moderates

• Russ Feingold (D) 60%
• Ron Johnson (R) 33%

Among Men

• Ron Johnson (R) 56%
• Russ Feingold (D) 40%

Among Women

• Russ Feingold (D) 50%
• Ron Johnson (R) 45%

Attended College

• Ron Johnson (R) 49%
• Russ Feingold (D) 48%

No College Education

• Ron Johnson (R) 55%
• Russ Feingold (D) 41%

Age Under 50

• Ron Johnson (R) 55%
• Russ Feingold (D) 41%

Age 50+

• Russ Feingold (D) 48%
• Ron Johnson (R) 48%

Gubernatorial Election

• Scott Walker (R) 53% 
• Tom Barrett (D) 42%

Survey of 963 likely voters was conducted September 17-21, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.

Poll Watch: Daily Kos/PPP (D) Wisconsin Political Survey

Daily Kos/PPP (D) Wisconsin Political Survey

Senatorial Election

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% [43%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 41% [45%]
• Undecided 7% [12%]

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Ron Johnson?

• Favorable 46% [20%]
• Unfavorable 34% [18%]

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Russ Feingold’s job performance?

• Approve 40% [42%] (45%)
• Disapprove 53% [42%] (41%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Herb Kohl’s job performance?

• Approve 42% [47%] (46%)
• Disapprove 47% [34%] (36%)

Gubernatorial Election

• Scott Walker (R) 50% [45%] (42%)
• Tom Barrett (D) 41% [38%] (39%)
• Undecided 8% [17%] (19%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Scott Walker 45% [36%] (31%) / 40% [28%] (27%) {+5%}
• Tom Barrett 38% [28%] (29%) / 43% [30%] (22%) {-5%}

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Jim Doyle’s job performance?

• Approve 29% [28%] (29%)
• Disapprove 62% [59%] (58%)

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama's job performance?

• Approve 41% [45%] (46%)
• Disapprove 54% [50%] (48%)

Survey of 665 Wisconsin voters was conducted September 18-19, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 36% [32%] Republican; 31% [33%] Democrat; 33% [34%] Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 42% [40%] Conservative; 41% [41%] Moderate; 17% [19%] Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted June 26-27, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 20-21, 2010 are in parentheses.