A Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday found Governor Scott Walker and Democratic candidate Tom Barrett to be virtually tied in this June’s gubernatorial recall election.
The poll found Barrett leading Walker 47 to 46 percent among registered voters but Walker leading Barrett 48 to 47 percent among likely voters, with a 3.8 percent margin of error.
Graeme Zielinski, communications director for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said the close poll numbers show that Walker’s policies are not resonating with the people of Wisconsin.
“He’s spending money like it’s going out of style and he’s still not even able to break into the 50s,” Zielinski said. “ If he’s so popular, if his ideas are so popular among the people of Wisconsin, he should be running away with this thing.”
Walker has raised over $25 million with two-thirds of his money coming from out of state.
Barrett, who will speak with students at Memorial Union Thursday at 3:30 p.m., has raised approximately $475,000.
Chair of the UW-Madison College Republicans Jeff Snow said Walker’s poll numbers will continue to increase.
“The polls have indicated that walker is winning currently and I think Walker will win either way regardless of the polls,” Snow said.
The poll also found that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Falk trails Walker 49 to 42 percent among registered voters and 49 to 43 percent among likely voters.
