Statistics from Latest Marquette Law School Poll
Thursday, January 16th, 2020 -- 9:45 AM
(AP) -The President’s support in Wisconsin shows little signs of change in the latest Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday, with more respondents against removing him from office than those who want to see him ousted after the House voted to impeach.Voters are nearly evenly divided over whether the President is doing a good job or not, the first poll of the 2020 election year showed. The President continued to get high marks from voters in his handling of the economy, while he had lower ratings on his approach to foreign policy. The poll was conducted Jan. 8 through Sunday, just after the President ordered an attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The poll was conducted after the Democratic-controlled House voted to impeach the President alleging abuse of power over his pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden, using military aid to the country as leverage. He was also charged with obstructing Congress’ ensuing probe. When asked if the Senate should vote to convict the President and remove him from office, 44% said he should be removed while 49% said he should be acquitted.
Voters were even more evenly divided when asked whether they approved with the Democratic-controlled House voting to impeach the President. Approval for the impeachment vote was at 47%, while 49% disapproved. There was also a close split on whether the President did something “seriously wrong” in his dealings with Ukraine. While 37% said he did nothing wrong, 40% said he did something seriously wrong. The President’s job approval rating in January was 48%, with 49% disapproving. In December, 47% approved and 50% disapproved. His job approval rating over the past year has had no significant change, Franklin said. Likewise, his handling of the economy has been generally positive with 55% in support and 42% disapproving in the latest poll.
Those numbers have been fairly stable and consistently a strength for the President, Franklin said. On the attack that killed Soleimani, the poll found that 61% believed that the U.S. and Iran were likely to avoid a serious conflict while 30% said they thought it would become more serious. When asked if it’s about time the U.S. “struck back” at Iran, 43% said yes and 51% said no. On foreign policy, 44% said they approved of the job the President was doing while 53% disapproved. That compares with 43% in support in December and 54% against.
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