Poll: Scott Walker trailing Dem challenger by 13 points

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Poll: Scott Walker trailing Dem challenger by 13 points
By Jacqueline Thomsen - 07/26/18 05:23 PM EDT

Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wisc.) is trailing Democratic challenger Tony Evers by 13 points in the upcoming Wisconsin gubernatorial race, according to a new poll released Thursday.

Forty-one percent of registered Wisconsin voters in the NBC News/Marist poll backed Walker in the race, compared to the 54 percent who supported Evers.

When asked if Walker deserves to be re-elected, 34 percent of the voters agreed with the statement. Sixty-one percent said a new person should be given a chance, and 5 percent were unsure.

Walker, who ran for president in 2016, is running for a third term.

Democrats hope to flip the governor’s seat in the upcoming election.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/399090-poll-scott-walker-trailing-dem-challenger-by-13-points

[TomSea]

Governorships are pretty sticky situations besides the "he's been in their now for 8 years now" mantras in battleground states like Wisconsin.  If a Democrat is elected, the government will probably get dragged into the ground until 4 years later, a Republican is in there to straighten things up again.

Has Harley Davidson suffered from tariffs or other actions? It could affect the race.

[TomSea]

Contrarian view:

Other polling in the 2018 race

Of course, many campaigns do their own polling -- though they typically only release results that offer the most positive spin.

Meanwhile, the Marquette University Law School poll has done a set of head-to-head matchups between Walker and Evers (and Walker vs. other candidates) in June.

The poll showed the opposite of what Evers’ poll found: As of June, Walker led by a margin of 4 percent: 48 percent favored Walker and 44 percent favored Evers. Walker also led the rest of his potential opponents in head-to-head matchups.

https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2018/jul/26/tony-evers/evers-boast-beating-walker-poll-short-finish-line/

A bit of good news if one is for Walker, even if it is from a "June" poll.  So, I'd say the NBC poll may need a bit more research. The article goes on to mention a July poll as well.

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Has Harley Davidson suffered from tariffs or other actions? It could affect the race.

@TomSea

Yes...the tariffs have hit Harley, so they're moving more production overseas.  For example, they're closing a plant in Missouri and opening one in Thailand.

Harley-Davidson, stung by tariffs, shifting some production overseas
IVAN MORENO Associated Press Jun 26, 2018
https://madison.com/wsj/business/harley-davidson-stung-by-tariffs-shifting-some-production-overseas/article_ce1b90ff-66b9-5cf1-a455-58ba398d8b39.html