Tuesday, January 17, 2012
11:01 AM
PPP poll gives Barrett edge in potential Dem guv primary
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett had the edge in a potential Dem primary for guv in a new survey out this morning from the Dem firm Public Policy Polling.
The survey included head-to-head matchups with Kathleen Falk and Dave Obey, finding Barrett led the former Dane County exec among those polled 46 percent to 27 percent and was up on the former longtime U.S. representative 42-30.
In a hypothetical four-way contest with state Sen. Tim Cullen of Janesville included, Barrett was backed by 26 percent of those surveyed, compared to 22 percent for Falk, 21 percent for Obey and 11 percent for Cullen.
The poll of 522 likely Dem primary voters was conducted yesterday and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points. PPP said 30 percent of those who said they were likely to vote in the primary identified themselves as independents, while 11 percent said they were Republicans.
-- By Staff
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