Fifty-four percent of Wisconsinites oppose the recall of Gov. Scott Walker, according to the most recent polling data from Rasmussen Reports.
In a phone survey of 500 likely voters, Rasmussen also said 52% at least somewhat approve of Walker’s job performance to date, while 46% at least somewhat disapprove. The findings include 40% who strongly approve and 40% who strongly disapprove.
By party, the poll revealed that 78% of Republican voters strongly approve of Walker’s performance and 73% of Democrats strongly disapprove.
Among voters not affiliated with either major party, 58% at least somewhat approve of Walker’s performance, including 36% who strongly approve.
Forty-three percent say they would vote to recall Walker and remove him from office, but 54% would vote against recall; 80% of the state’s Democratic voters would vote to remove Walker, but 89% of Republicans and 58% of unaffiliated voters would oppose that recall.
Presidential race
In hypothetical presidential matchups, Mitt Romney would get 45% of the national vote, compared to President Obama’s 44%. However, President Obama leads Rick Santorum by a margin of 46% to 43%.
In Wisconsin, President Obama leads Romney 47% to 42%, with 5% preferring another candidate and 5% undecided; the President leads Santorum by a margin of 46% to 41%, with 5% preferring another candidate and 5% undecided.
In a hypothetical U.S. Senate matchup, former Gov. Tommy Thompson leads Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin 50% to 36%.
