• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / News / Obama gains slight lead over Romney

Obama gains slight lead over Romney

July 12, 2012 By Jackie Johnson

There’s very little change in support for either candidate in the presidential race, according to a new Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday. “The presidential race has been remarkably steady for the last three months. In our latest July data (President Barack) Obama leads (Republican Mitt Romney) 51 to 43; that’s a slight improvement from 49 – 43 in June, but it’s exactly where we saw the race in May at 51 – 43.”

Poll Director Charles Franklin cites two main reasons the polling results on the presidential candidates hasn’t changed: Voters aren’t paying much attention just yet, and neither candidate is focusing his campaigning on Wisconsin right now.

Franklin says views of the economy play a role in the presidential election, as does political affiliation. “The economy certainly shapes a voter’s perceptions of the candidates, though their partisanship also shapes their view of the economy. So there’s a little bit of a chicken and an egg problem between those two.”

The Marquette poll shows 22 percent of likely voters think the economy has gotten better over the past year, and they support Obama over Romney by 77 percent to 15 percent. But, among the 33 percent who believe the economy got worse, 72 percent support Romney and 24 percent support Obama. Forty-two percent see no change in the economy, and they support Obama over Romney by 58-37 percent.

AUDIO: Jackie Johnson report 1:29

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt



Featured Stories

House passed gun purchase background check bills last year with no support from Wisconsin Republicans

Future of abortion in Wisconsin hinges on SCOTUS ‘Roe’ decision

Juvenile arrested in connection with death of Lily Peters

Missing Chippewa Falls girl found dead, police seek suspect

Medical marijuana legislation gets public hearing at Capitol

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Giannis breaks franchise scoring record, Bucks beat Nets in OT

Wisconsin’s Davis declares for NBA Draft

Badgers to face Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl

Williams likely out for the season with broken hand

Packers releasing TE Jace Sternberger

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2022 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC