STRONG SUPPORT For WI Governor Scott Walker in Latest Poll
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, March 11, 2011, 11:22 PM
The New York AFL-CIO unions bussed in reinforcements to Madison for their battle against Scott Walker.
But, in the end Walker won.
Hallis Mailen sleeps on Sunday in the rotunda of the Wisconsin Capitol as a round-the-clock protest continues over the proposed budget and bargaining rights. (Post-Gazette)
66%, or two of every three, swing voters support Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) in the latest national poll conducted by the Free Enterprise Nation.
PR Newswire reported, via Free Republic:
The Free Enterprise Nation (FEN) today released the results of a national poll that shows strong support for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker among Independent voters. The poll of voters outside of Wisconsin, taken from March 3rd to March 9th, included 500 Democrat, 500 Republican and 500 Independent voters.
FEN spokesman, Jim MacDougald stated that “This poll contradicts some of the other polls we’ve seen. According to our poll, 95% of Republicans agree with the Governor, and 92% of Democrats agree with the union. There is not much of a surprise there. But 66% of Independent voters agree with the Governor, and this group is what swings most elections.”
The support for the Governor’s position was even stronger when the question specifically addressed his plan to require teachers to pay 5.8% of their salary toward their pension and 12.6% of their health insurance costs, with 71% of all respondents saying that measure was fair.
When asked if it is good public policy to allow public sector workers to retire at age 55 or earlier, 61% of all voters said “no”, and they were evenly divided when asked if public sector employees should be allowed to unionize with 48% against, 48% for, and 4% undecided.
So much for that “Waterloo” moment democrats were hoping for.
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The Underground Conservative commented:
Looking at that picture, one thought came to mind: “Whale on the beach! Whale on the beach!”
BetterDeadthanRed commented:
Just as I thought, he stood his ground and the people love it. They love real leadership.
Warthog commented:
It was a Waterloo moment.
Only… Walker was Wellington.
(*sigh* I’m so witty and that’ll go right past the trolls…)
buckybadgerboy commented:
Rotund and dirty in the dirty rotunda.
AuntieMadder commented:
That fat f@$&er slept through the whole thing, didn’t he?
Opaobie commented:
They created a gold mine of material for campaign ads for the Republicans for the next cycle. They also destroyed what little respect normal parents and students may have had for teachers in Wisconsin. How can teachers expect students to behave and follow rules in school when the teachers themselves conducted themselves like anarchists? They will reap a bitter harvest from the seeds they have sown.
Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:
Wasn’t Walker supposed to be losing the support of independents, according to some other poll?
Sakes.
mcc commented:
A real shame there aren’t more like Walker and West — can’t help but love them:
West suspects that the military as an institution is targeted by liberals because of the things it represents.
“The military stands for things that liberals don’t care for: standards, discipline, honor, character. And those are things they don’t like because they believe everyone should be equal…that is not what the military is all about.”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/11/rep-allen-west-slams-military-diversity-report/#ixzz1GN1cKW1S
LimoLibsStink commented:
0bama:
It’s good to see Michael Moore sleeping on the floor of the Rotunda after a huge pork protest dinner. He is a real rotund radical. He can belly up to Barney Franks rear-end any day!
Yes, he will be getting a 0bamacare waiver for his hard work. Then it time for him to go back to fat farm. Good day.
Andreas K. commented:
Someone call Greenpeace, there’s a whale… oh wait, I’m not the first one to think that?
Rose commented:
This is what we have been demanding of the GOP for DECADES!
YAY! For WALKER!!!
gus commented:
I know Scott Walker. I have known him for years. He is honest. He is akin to a Boy Scout. He isn’t going to buckle. NEVER. This whole issue has been DISHONESTLY REPORTED.
In Wisconsin, the PUBLIC UNIONS have been stripped of their OPTION of Negotiating Benefits.
In SO -DOING, the GOOOONIONS have lost the ability to COMMAND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES to PAY THEM vis a vis. THE STATE WITHHOLDING GOOONION DUES and the STATE HANDING THE GOOONION dues to the GOOONION.
Goonions HERETOFORE have been negotiating with their BOUGHT AND PAID FOR PALS.
SORRY GOOIONS. GAME OVER.
Sunny commented:
The unions stood against the people who didnt want Obamacare. They were all pro Obamacare, yes to socialized medicine, but at the end. . . they are exempt and the regular guy gets the shaft. They dont want nonunion workers to have a shot at union sites and again the regular (free thinking) guy gets the shaft. They say they are bringing the videos we see in Egypt to Madison, I think they have the wrong video. What they are bringing is Greece to Madison. Greece, broke and struggling, yet the union workers want their share. It is unbelievable. It is wonderful to actually see a politician not bend and do what he was voted into office to do. Hope to see more politicians with spines in the future. Oh and the Dems who left the state, spoiled children who must take their orders from somewhere else.
Millitant Conservative commented:
This is exactly what RUSH said yesterday. IF it polls were any different the Obama would have brought this up during his presser. The media was a willing participant as it asked not one question about this. This time in our histor DOMESTIC issues trump INTERNATIONAL issues. Obama once again missed the mark. He could have tried to lead but NOOOOOO.
He voted present once again.
Gov. Walker is what this country is craving. Morals and ethics with leadership skills. Gee, everything Obama is not. Ouch, (erkle voice, did I do that??)
powder is dry
a former democrat commented:
I have some collegues in WI, they are independents, they support collective bargaining in theory, hence the poll saying yes 66% of americans want collective bargaining preserved.
However, and it is a big however.
They also support Gov walker, they voted for him, and agree with this reigning in of public union benefits, as Walker says in this interviews, there are people are working class middle class who are not part of any union, many are living very frugally, and to see this blatant thuggery from union boss has made them very disgusted with these public union leaders and the members who aren’t just protesting, that’s fine, but those who are breaking things, threatening people.
Walker comes off as a very calm, diligent for the “working middle class” person. He makes his interview rounds and explains things very well, no hysteria, calm, but firm.
Those independents who dont’ support Walker, if you explanation what the bill is, and that it will allow things like having shorter contract terms, flexibility to fire bad teachers, and pay good teachers higher, then most of these independents will support walker.
squeaky commented:
[Senate Democrats Return to Wisconsin, Will Thank Supporters
By Ann-Elise Henzl
March 12, 2011 | WUWM | Milwaukee, WI
All 14 Democratic state senators who left Wisconsin three weeks ago to delay action on a controversial Republican budget repair bill are planning a news conference Saturday in Madison.]
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=8053
Granny commented:
#13 -
“It is wonderful to see a politician not bend”
Walker can’t take all the credit for this. First and foremost credit needs to go to those 18 unbending politicians that had to walk the gauntlet of screaming, raving lunatics to even get into their capitol to pass this bill, even as they and their families were being threatened with death.
Somewhat Reasonable Voice commented:
Someone needs to call the Navy in and dynamite that whale. If it gets loose it could block the sea lanes. My question is how did a it get beached so far inland?
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