Marquette Law School Poll <\/a>and what they tell us about the April 5 presidential primary.\u00a0 Instead, let\u2019s focus for a few moments on the other favorite political pastime in Wisconsin: Debating the fortunes of Governor Scott Walker.<\/p>\nHis job approval rating remains well under water. But is it possible that the governor could be smiling, even just a little, after today\u2019s release of the Law School survey?<\/p>\n
At first glance, it\u2019s yet another poll where Walker fares poorly. \u00a0Fifty-three percent of registered Wisconsin voters disapprove of Walker\u2019s job performance.\u00a0\u00a0 Only 43 percent approve.\u00a0 But the numbers are finally showing signs of improvement for Walker.\u00a0 He hit a low of 37 percent job approval last fall, shortly after his presidential campaign flamed out.\u00a0 Since then, his job approval number has hovered around 38 or 39 percent in Law School polling.\u00a0 But the new survey shows Walker back in the low 40\u2019s.\u00a0\u00a0 Nothing to shout about, but progress in what most observers see as a long, hard slog back to more solid political ground.<\/p>\n
The poll offers another encouraging sign for Walker.\u00a0 Some observers, especially those with Democratic leanings, predicted the governor\u2019s political struggles could affect the outcome of next week\u2019s Supreme Court race. Walker appointed Justice Rebecca Bradley to the state\u2019s highest court last fall, when his job approval was at its lowest point.\u00a0 It was his third appointment of Bradley to a judicial opening in three years. Bradley\u2019s opponent, Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg, repeatedly has linked Bradley to the governor, with television ads echoing that theme. Despite that, Bradley holds a slim lead over Kloppenburg in the latest Law School survey, 41 to 36 percent among likely voters.\u00a0 Eighteen percent of those surveyed still haven\u2019t decided, so the final outcome in the race is far from certain.\u00a0 But so far, the Walker brand hasn\u2019t hurt Bradley in the way some Democrats \u00a0hoped.<\/p>\n
Which brings us to another important number in the new Law School Poll: \u00a080 percent.\u00a0 That\u2019s the job approval rating Walker gets from likely voters in the GOP primary.\u00a0 And among those who politically identify as Republicans, Walker\u2019s approval is even higher:\u00a0 91 percent.\u00a0 \u00a0Walker has clearly lost the support of some independent voters, but he remains popular with the party faithful.\u00a0\u00a0 Which is why Walker\u2019s endorsement of Ted Cruz in the Wisconsin primary race is a boon for Cruz. \u00a0The governor may always be the guy Democrats love to hate, but the latest Marquette Law School Poll confirms that he remains a force in Republican politics in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
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