R i g h t a r d i a: WIN: Labor attacks do not benefit GOP governors

Friday, May 27, 2011

WIN: Labor attacks do not benefit GOP governors

5/26/2011

A couple of polls released this week show the Republican Governors in Wisconsin and Ohio losing substantially in a revote. Jesse Russell reports.

While that isn’t likely to become a reality anytime soon in Ohio, Wisconsin has looser recall laws and come January a signature campaign is set to launch. According to Public Policy Polling when voters were asked if they would support a recall election for Walker, 50 percent said they would. That’s a slight up tick since the last poll by Public Policy Polling. It can be tied mostly to Walker’s collective bargaining rights stripping legislation, also known as Act 10. If that election were held today the best possible candidate for Democrats would be former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold with a spread of 52-42. Only 43 percent approve of the job Walker’s doing, which is consistent with other polls that have had the Governor fluctuating between 43 and 45 percent approval rating since January. The situation is worse for Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Only 33 percent approve of the job he’s doing and his approval rating with Republicans only is 58 percent approval rating. In a rematch with former Governor Ted Strickland, Kasich would be crushed by 59-34. Kasich’s fall with voters can be mostly tied to SB 5, which, like Wisconsin’s ACT 10, strips most collective bargaining rights from state employees. 55 percent of those polled say they’ll vote to repeal the bill if it makes it to referendum in November. Additionally, 45 percent said they’d be willing to pass a constitutional amendment protecting collective bargaining rights in the state.

On Thursday Wisconsin Judge Maryann Sumi issued a permanent injunction against Walker’s collective bargaining bill. The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the law June 6th.

A couple of polls released this week show the Republican Governors in Wisconsin and Ohio losing substantially in a revote. Jesse Russell reports.

That’s a slight up tick since the last poll by Public Policy Polling. It can be tied mostly to Walker’s collective bargaining rights stripping legislation, also known as Act 10. If that election were held today the best possible candidate for Democrats would be former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold with a spread of 52-42.

Only 43 percent approve of the job Walker’s doing, which is consistent with other polls that have had the Governor fluctuating between 43 and 45 percent approval rating since January.

The situation is worse for Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Only 33 percent approve of the job he’s doing and his approval rating with Republicans only is 58 percent approval rating.

In a rematch with former Governor Ted Strickland, Kasich would be crushed by 59-34. Kasich’s fall with voters can be mostly tied to SB 5, which, like Wisconsin’s ACT 10, strips most collective bargaining rights from state employees. 55 percent of those polled say they’ll vote to repeal the bill if it makes it to referendum in November.

Additionally, 45 percent said they’d be willing to pass a constitutional amendment protecting collective bargaining rights in the state.

On Thursday Wisconsin Judge Maryann Sumi issued a permanent injunction against Walker’s collective bargaining bill. The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the law June 6th.