Poll: Feingold Could Easily Secure His Party’s Nod In 2012
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 11:40AMOusted Senator Russ Feingold stands to easily capture his party’s nomination if he decides to run for retiring Senator Herb Kohl’s seat.
According to a report from Public Policy Polling, 70 percent of Wisconsin Democrats who are likely to vote in the state’s primaries would back Feingold. His closest frontrunner is Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) with 12 percent support. No other possible candidates scores above 5 percent.
Feingold, a noted progressive, served in the Senate from 1993 to 2011. He was beaten by Republican Ron Johnson in the 2010 midterm elections.
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson leads the GOP field with 46 percent of likely Republican primary voters.
The poll was conducted between May 19th and May 22nd among 783 “usual Wisconsin Democratic primary voters” and 666 usual Republicans.
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