The Plum Line - Dem poll: Republicans turning on Scott Walker
Everyone has already blogged on the forthcoming poll from the Dem firm Public Policy Polling, which finds major buyer’s remorse in Wisconsin, with voters saying they’d support Scott Walker’s opponent by 52-45 if they could hold a do-over election.
But I think this nugget from the poll is even more important, in terms of what lies ahead:
It’s actually Republicans, more so than Democrats or independents, whose shifting away from Walker would allow Barrett to win a rematch if there was one today. Only 3% of the Republicans we surveyed said they voted for Barrett last fall but now 10% say they would if they could do it over again. That’s an instance of Republican union voters who might have voted for the GOP based on social issues or something else last fall trending back toward Democrats because they’re putting pocketbook concerns back at the forefront and see their party as at odds with them on those because of what’s happened in the last month
An election win is not a mandate. Always a good thing to remember, if you win an election.
Again, we are looking at the political power of the Undecided voter. I know it says Republicans are leaving, but they are most likely, middle-of-the-road, gosh the economy sucks voters.