A Marquette Law School poll released Tuesday showed 50 percent of respondents said they approve of Gov. Scott Walker’s job performance and a significant portion of respondents approve of some type of education voucher expansion in the state.
Walker’s 50 percent approval rating is an increase from his 49 percent approval rating in October. Forty-four percent of respondents said they disapprove of the governor’s performance.
Walker, who will prepare for a re-election campaign in 2014, has positive approval ratings even after opponents heavily criticized his recent decisions to decline federal Medicaid funding and expand school vouchers.
Public opinion for voucher expansion highlights greater segmentation among voters. The poll shows most voters approve of nearly statewide voucher expansion with 56 percent of respondents supporting it. Specifically, 37 percent support statewide voucher school expansion, while 14 percent support expansion solely to large school districts and a few low-performing schools.
Comparatively, 14 percent of respondents said they prefer no voucher expansion while 28 percent would like the program ended completely.
