Here’s the latest news out of Wisconsin courtesy of Marquette University’s latest poll:
Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic candidate Tony Evers were effectively tied in Wednesday's Marquette University Law School Poll.
Among likely voters, Walker had 47 percent, Evers had 46 percent and Libertarian candidate Phil Anderson had 5 percent. Last month, Evers had a 5-point lead.
The October results were inside the poll's margin of error.
In the race for U.S. Senate, Tammy Baldwin, the Democratic incumbent, led Republican challenger Leah Vukmir by 53 percent to 43 percent.
And in the race for attorney general, Republican incumbent Brad Schimel led Democat Josh Kaul, 47 percent to 43 percent, inside the margin of error.
Click here for the full results.
This was always a Toss-Up race and there’s a heavier Republican sample here. We still have an enthusiasm edge here and we need to keep up the momentum. Baldwin recently debated Vukmir and one reason there might be split ticket voting going on in this poll is that Vukmir has a different approach to her campaign. As explained by Charles P. Pierce in Esquire:
The difference in surface intensity was startling, but, as it turns out, that was a fairly shallow measure. As the debate wore on, Baldwin's dogged, if low-key, insistence on the issues absorbed Vukmir's obvious intensity. What was curious was that, except for two conspicuous exchanges, which we'll get to in a minute, Vukmir's 16 years of service in the state legislature barely came up. Vukmir's career is inextricably bound up with that of Scott Walker, the goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to manage their midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin.
She succeeded Walker in the assembly when Walker was elected Milwaukee County Executive. In 2009, she was elected to the state senate, so she was already there when Walker was elected a year later, and she was a vital part of the legislative engine that propelled Walker's abandonment of Wisconsin's progressive history. She was a staunch supporter of both Act 10, the law that crushed collective bargaining among the state's public employees—and that occasioned the mass protests in Madison and the unsuccessful recall attempt in 2011—and of Walker's subsequent success in making Wisconsin a right-to-work state.
The two times that Vukmir's long career in state government came up involved a Vukmir vote against oral chemotherapy, and, most notably, when Vukmir was asked about labor rights in the president*'s new trade agreements. On the second of these, Vukmir's indomitable snark completely failed her.
Ms. Vukmir, one of the provisions in this agreement is designed to make it easier for Mexican workers to form and join labor unions. As a state senator, you voted for Act 10, which restricted collective bargaining rights, and you supported right-to-work. When you look at the president's trade bill, does that square with your thoughts for American workers.
And the reply was about...something…
I'm excited about what the president is trying to do...The Art of the Deal, he wrote that book...He believes in free trade, as do I, but he believes in fair trade...
Something, something, Mexico, Canada, EU, something...
And now this block of countries has the ability to apply the pressure and negotiate against the real bad actor in this, which is China. China has been eating our lunch...I'm going to trust him. I have to look at the specifics of the bill, but I believe we are headed in absolutely the right direction.
Let’s keep up the momentum and unseat Walker and have the Blue Wave hit Wisconsin hard. Click below to donate and get involved with Baldwin, Evers and their fellow Wisconsin Democrats campaigns:
Tony Evers for Governor
Tammy Baldwin for Senate
Mandela Barnes for Lt. Governor
Josh Kaul for Attorney General
Randy Bryce for Congress
Dan Kohl for Congress