Walker Would Lose To Clinton In His Home State

Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, has recently been growing in popularity among Republicans across the country. Now many consider him to be a viable candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. And it's no different in Wisconsin. If Walker does run, he would have the support of a majority of Wisconsin Republicans.

But that wouldn't help him in a general election. In fact, a recent poll shows he would lose his own home state to Hillary Clinton. He's not alone though. That same poll shows all the other GOP hopefuls would also lose to Clinton, and by about the same margin.

That poll is a recent survey by Public Policy Policy. It was done between March 6th and 8th of a random sample of 1,071 registered Wisconsin voters, and has a margin of error of 3 points.

And that's not the only good news for Democrats. That same poll showed if Russ Feingold ran for senate again (and it is believed that he will), he would beat incumbent Republican Ron Johnson by 9 points. Last time Johnson won in an off-year election, when many Democrats and Independents stayed home. But 2016 is a presidential election year, when voter participation is high. Each candidate would do well in their own party (with Feingold getting 86% of Democrats and Johnson getting 83% of Republicans), but Feingold does much better with Independents (holding a 14 point margin).