Less than a week ahead of the Wisconsin primary, the latest Marquette Law School Poll finds Ted Cruz has shot past Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders has widened his lead over Hillary Clinton.
Forty percent of likely Republican voters in Wisconsin now say they'll vote for Cruz, while just 30 percent says they'll vote for Trump. In February, Trump had an 11 point lead over Cruz, 30 percent to 19 percent. Republican Ohio Governor John Kasich trailed both Cruz and Trump with 21 percent support.
In the race for Wisconsin's Democratic delegates, Bernie Sanders has widened his lead over Hillary Clinton to four points. Forty-nine percent of those saying they'll vote in the primary support Sanders. Forty-five percent say they'll vote Clinton.
In February,Sanders was ahead by just one point, 44 percent to 43 percent. Back in November, Clinton was way ahead of Sanders, with 50 percent of likely Democratic voters saying they'd cast their ballot for her. Forty-one percent said they'd vote for Sanders, back then.
There's been some movement in the race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. The Marquette Poll released Wednesday finds Democrat Russ Feingold has the support of 47 percent of registered voters, down by two points. Republican incumbent Ron Johnson has 42 percent support, up by five points. Voters who say they are "certain to vote" in November make the race look practically even, with Feingold at 48 percent to Johnson's 45 percent.
Notable in the racefor a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court: A third of voters told Marquette pollsters they don't know enough about the candidates to have an opinion about them. Forty-one percent of those polled have no opinion about Rebecca Bradley, while 35 percent have no opinion about JoAnne Kloppenburg. Support for either candidate is closely tied to party identity. Likely voters who are republicans support Bradley by 60 percent, while Kloppenburg only gets eleven percent GOP support. Sixty-four percent of likely voters in the democratic primary support Kloppenburg, while only 12 percent support Bradley.
The Marquette Poll has also determined Governor Scott Walker's approval rating continues to improve, while his disapproval numbers drop. In February, 39 percent of those polled approved of how he was handling his job. It's now 43 percent. Also in February, 55 percent of those surveyed disapproved of how Walker was handling his job. Now 53 percent disapprove.
