WI Election: Why the Polls Might Be Wrong on Scott Walker

[a kennedy]

By Rachel Bishop | Sourced from AlterNet

If you’re following the latest polls for the June 5th Wisconsin Recall Election, things are looking good for sitting governor Scott Walker, and grim for his challenger Tom Barrett. The most recent poll from Marquette Law School shows Walker up by 7% heading into GOTV weekend. But polls are never 100% unreliable, and in a unique election like this one, they may be more flawed than usual.

The ‘likely voters’ polled for the Marquette Law School study were 85% Caucasian. While that’s consistent with the overall demographics of Wisconsin, it still means that 300,000 African American voters are up for grabs.

Officials are expecting a huge turnout for this election; 65% as opposed to the 49.7% participation we saw in the 2010 elections for the same seat. The difference will come from voters who were not engaged in the 2010 midterms. While African American turnout has historically been lower than other demographics, the gap has narrowed in the last several election cycles.

In the last six weeks, the League of Young Voters Education Fund knocked over 100,000 doors in the African American community of Milwaukee to ask whether we can count on them to vote in the recall elections- and 93% of those we’ve contacted have said yes.

We aren’t asking them how they’re voting, but we know that they are voting. The polls simply don’t account for that, and this election is still anyone’s game.

http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/938154/wi_election%3A_why_the_polls_might_be_wrong_on_scott_walker/

This is some good news eh??

[madashelltoo]

1. THANKS!

Thanks for explaining the lunacy that is constantly being reported to those of us who don't live there. I know there can't be that many plain old crazy people in Wisconsin. To vote for Walker is to vote for, give your stamp of approval, for self-degradation. Women, wake up! Workers, wake up! Minorities, wake up! Walker and the Kochs are going to turn you into SLAVES!!!! You will work the hours they say, have the children they say, leave the country because they say. WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!! And vote.

[Turbineguy]

2. Great!

It would be nice to see Walker get a good ass-kicking, to be followed soon with an indictment.

[kag]

3. Of course, it might have worked better if they had knocked ON the doors...

"knocked over 100,000 doors in the African American community..."

Now you might have just pissed them off.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Marquette has always been the core of the young GOPers

while U of W has been the heart and soul of the young DEMs. Yes there are a lot of hateful old ignorant white people in Wisconsin,due to the fact,lots of the younger kids have had to leave for economic reasons. Walker,were are the jobs??