Marquette University has released their first poll for the general election, which shows the highly competitive race between Tom Tiffany and David Crowley.
The poll, released on Wednesday found that Tiffany and Crowley are tied at 44% among registered voters, with 12% undecided. However, Crowley holds a 49% to 44% advantage among voters who say they are certain to vote.
Among registered voters, 55% of Republicans described themselves as very enthusiastic about voting compared with 49% of Democrats. Among likely voters, Republican enthusiasm rises to 66%, compared with 58% for Democrats. A total of 81% of voters have formed an opinion of Tiffany, compared with 62% for Crowley. Thirty-eight percent say they have not heard enough about Crowley to form an opinion, giving Tiffany a sizable opportunity to introduce the Milwaukee County executive and his shaky record. (RELATED:Federal Investigation Puts MPS Discipline Failures Back Under Scrutiny)
On the ideological front, 41% of Wisconsin voters describe themselves as “conservative or very conservative,” only 25% identify as “liberal or very liberal,” with the remaining 34% coming in as “moderate.” However, 52% of the pollees believe Wisconsin’s Democratic Party is “too liberal.”
Crowley has adopted some progressive priorities as part of his campaign platform. For example, Crowley has voiced support support for more than doubling the minimum wage to $15 an hour, before raising it again over the next 3 years to $20 an hour by 2030. (RELATED:David Crowley’s Chaotic Path to the Democratic Nomination)
Crowley has also indicated that he would support a property tax increase by Governor Tony Evers. During Crowley’s time as county supervisor, he supported a 80% sales-tax increase and repeated property-tax hikes.
