Former Sen. Russ Feingold leads in Wisconsin’s Senate race, but according to a new Marquette Law School poll, his lead over Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has shrunk since February:
In Wisconsin’s race for U.S. Senate, Russ Feingold is supported by 47 percent of registered voters, with Republican incumbent Ron Johnson receiving 42 percent. In February, Feingold was at 49 percent and Johnson was at 37 percent. Among those likely voters who say they are certain to vote in November’s election, Feingold receives 48 percent and Johnson 45 percent.
This is a must-win race between one of the worst Republicans in the Senate and a longtime progressive hero. We’re talking about a Republican who has admitted that, for all their posturing about not filling a Supreme Court vacancy in the final year of a president’s term because The People Should Have A Voice, Senate Republicans would be right on board with a Republican president’s nominee. (Not that we didn’t all know that, but Ron Johnson came out and said it.) And Russ Feingold? Well, we know Russ Feingold.
Most of all, it’s Supreme Court obstruction vs. a vote for a Supreme Court justice who will vote to overturn Citizens United, protect workers, uphold women’s rights, and more. And the path to winning back the Senate runs through Wisconsin. We want to bring those polling numbers back to a bigger Feingold lead, but there’s no question this race is winnable.
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