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Mysterious Conservative Poll Of Walker's Budget Plan Hits Wisconsin
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Feb 25, 2011 04:55am |
| Category | Blog Entry |
| News Date | Feb 24, 2011 04:00am |
| Description | Evan McMorris-Santoro | February 24, 2011, 6:15PM
A poll purporting to show broad support in Wisconsin for Gov. Scott Walker's (R) budget proposal made the rounds today, popping up on at least one Wisconsin news site and getting a mention on MSNBC.
"BREAKING: Poll Shows 71% of Wisconsinites Think Walker's Budget Changes are 'Fair'," screamed the release from the poll's sponsor, the conservative-leaning Franklin Center For Government and Public Integrity, based in Alexandria, VA. More on all that from TPM's Eric Lach here.
The poll was quickly picked up, making an appearance on the WisPolitics.com news site and getting a shoutout on MSNBC dayside.
There's only one problem: the poll actually shows more Wisconsin voters are on the side of the pro-union protesters and their Democratic allies than back Walker and the Republicans.
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More than half (56%) of respondents said Wisconsin state workers should have collective bargaining power. Just 32% sided with Walker and said state workers should not be allowed to collectively negotiate benefits and other compensation.
The respondents to the poll were evenly split on whether the Democratic Senators who fled Wisconsin to shut down Walker's so-called Budget Repair Bill should be recalled. Forty-eight percent said they would not be likely to support a recall of those Democrats and 47% said they would support a recall.
What's more, a huge majority opposed firing the hundreds of teachers who walked off the job last week, shutting down schools for several days.
Fifty-three percent of respondents said the teachers should not be fired. Just 32% said they should. |
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