MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Wisconsin (all times local):
12:55 p.m.
A wide majority of Wisconsin residents support Gov. Tony Evers’ handling of the coronavirus pandemic so far, including his orders to shut down schools and businesses.
A Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows that 76% of respondents support what Evers has done. The survey showed 86% support for closing schools and businesses and restricting public gatherings as Evers ordered.
Only 51% said they supported how President Donald Trump has responded, but his job approval rating of 48% was unchanged from February. Evers’ job approval was at its highest ever, 65%, up from 51% in February.
A staggering 9% of respondents said they had lost a job or been laid off. Another 21% said someone else in the family has lost employment.
Former Vice President Joe Biden opened a wide lead on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential race. Biden had 62% support compared with 34% for Sanders, who won Wisconsin’s Democratic primary in 2016. Sanders was ahead of Biden in the February poll, conducted before the Democratic field narrowed.
The poll of 813 registered voters was conducted between March 24 and Sunday. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
