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Top left to right: Scott Walker, Tony Evers. Bottom left to right: Leah Vukmir, Tammy Baldwin.(Photo: Sentinel log files)

US Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin has taken command of her race against Republican challenger Leah Vukmir, according to the Marquette University School of Law poll Tuesday.

Among likely voters, Baldwin led Vukmir 53% to 42%. Baldwin, who is on his first term, had a 2-point lead in August.

Vukmir was supported by 86 percent of Republicans and Baldwin was supported by 97 percent of Democrats. Among the independents, Baldwin led by 54-38.

Baldwin was favorably perceived by 48% and unfavorably by 40%, while Vukmir was underwater, favorably perceived by 26% and unfavorably by 38%.

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Forty-two percent of registered voters approved the work of President Donald Trump, while 54% were disapproved.

The opinion on the US Supreme Court's candidate, Brett Kavanaugh, was divided, with 29% of them having a favorable opinion and 29% of the opinion unfavorable. The bulk of the survey was conducted before allegations of teenage sexual assault against Kavanaugh were revealed.

Regarding the Affordable Care Act, 4% said it should stay the same, 55% said it should be maintained but improved, 25% said it should be repealed and replaced.

Forty-seven percent had a favorable opinion of the Health Act and 45 percent had an unfavorable opinion of the law.

With respect to tariffs and trade, 31% of respondents said that foreign-made steel and aluminum tariffs would help the economy, and 52% thought it would hurt the economy. economy.

Fifty percent said the state was going in the right direction, while 47 percent said it was heading in the wrong direction.

Of the state budget, 31% said they were in better shape, 28% said they were about the same and 29% said they were in poor condition.

Sixty-two percent said they were very satisfied or satisfied with the work done by their local public schools.

Thirty-eight percent said their priority was to reduce property taxes, while 57% said they needed to spend more on public schools.

Thirty-five percent of respondents rated the roads as excellent or good, while 64% rated them as fair or poor.

The survey of 800 registered voters in Wisconsin was conducted from Wednesday to Sunday evening. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points. Among likely voters, the margin of error was plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

A key aspect of the current survey was the partisan composition of the sample, including those who rely on a party. Forty-five percent of respondents were identified as Republicans and 46% identified as Democrats.

In the August poll, 45% of respondents were identified as Republican, 43% Democrat and 11% independent. In the 46 previous Marquette polls, 43% were identified as Republicans, 47% Democrats and 9% independents.

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