Ballot Box. MWC file photo.
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) – The latest Marquette Law poll is out, and the race for Wisconsin’s ten electoral votes remains tight between former President Trump and President Biden, while Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde remain in a competitive race.
According to the poll, among likely voters with other candidates included, Trump holds a 44% to 42% lead over Biden, with Kennedy Jr. earning 7% of the vote, Cornell West earning 3%, and Jill Stein earning 2%, which represents a nearly identical result for registered voters, with 43% supporting Trump and 40% supporting Biden. These numbers reflect a question asked to the participants, which asked for levels of enthusiasm based on the candidate, with 39% saying they were “very enthusiastic” to vote for Biden, while 61% said the same for Trump, while Biden held leads with voters who said they’re “not too enthusiastic” or “not at all enthusiastic” by double digits.
When it comes to the issues, the economy was rated the most important issue at 31%, with immigration coming in second at 19%. Former President Trump leads Biden in both of those categories when voters responded to “who they trusted more” on the issue, with voters giving Trump a 52% to 34% advantage on the economy and a 52% to 28% advantage on immigration. Biden did lead healthcare-related questions such as Medicare and Social Security by a margin of 43% to 36% and healthcare generally by a margin of 43% to 34%.
The poll did question both registered and likely voters about Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race, with registered voters giving Tammy Baldwin an edge over Eric Hovde with 45% to 38% support. However, 17% of registered voters did state that they remain undecided on the race, compared to 11% of likely voters who are also undecided. Overall, Baldwin leads Hovde in the race, currently at 52% to 47%.
When it came to the issue of former President Trump’s New York City “hush money” trial, 50% of voters stated that they felt the prosecution was the right call, 42% said he shouldn’t have been prosecuted, and 8% said they’re undecided or have no opinion. Many of the voters polled did feel that the conviction would be overturned at some point, with 20% saying it would definitely be overturned, 29% saying it was probably overturned, 28% saying it was probably not overturned, and 16% saying they’re undecided or have no opinion. They also signaled what they thought the proper penalty should be, with 39% saying no penalty or a fine would be appropriate and another 14% saying probation without jail would be appropriate.
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