Wisconsin Poll: Ron Johnson Trails Russ Feingold By 10 Points

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, hosting G... FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, hosting GOP senators for dinner at the White House Wednesday night and then visiting Capitol Hill next week for separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) MORE LESS
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Sen. Ron Johnson is in serious jeopardy of losing his Senate seat to Democratic challenger Russ Feingold, a new poll shows.

According to a Wisconsin Survey poll released Wednesday night, Feingold leads Johnson by 10 points among registered voters, 51 percent to 41 percent.

While it is still early in the race, the numbers reveal just how hard the climb will be for Johnson, a freshman senator and chairman of the Senate’s Homeland Security committee. Johnson is facing re-election in a year that may prove difficult for Republican incumbents. Many Senate predictors are forecasting Republicans will have a tough time holding their majority especially if Donald Trump or Ted Cruz is the GOP’s presidential nominee.

Johnson is one of the most vulnerable senators up for re-election. The Wisconsin Survey found that 42 percent of registered voters surveyed approved of the job he was doing in Washington while 35 percent disapproved.

The poll, which was conducted for Wisconsin Public Radio by the Strategic Research Institute at St. Norbert College, surveyed 616 registered voters by phone between April 12-15. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.

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  1. Avatar for marby marby says:

    Well, this news brings a smile. (It almost negates all of the nonsensical policy, phony justifications, pronouncements, etc. coming from Republican politicians today.)

  2. According to a Wisconsin Survey poll released Wednesday night, Feingold leads Johnson by 10 points among registered voters, 51 percent to 41 percent.

    That lead needs to be larger…

  3. Johnson trails in IQ by 60 points

  4. I LOVE WISCONSIN!

    Now please re-elect one of my all-time favorite Public servants, Mr. Russ Feingold.

  5. the delousing of wisconsin begins.

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