Tommy Thompson leads incumbent U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., in a hypothetical matchup, according to a poll released Friday from the conservative-leaning Wisconsin Policy Research Institute.
The poll showed that Thompson has the support of 51 percent of likely voters while Feingold received the support of 39 percent. Nine percent said they were undecided.
According to a statement from WPRI, Thompson likely leads the race because of support from Independents. Both Thompson and Feingold received strong support from their respective parties.
Ken Goldstein, UW-Madison political science professor and director of the poll, said hypothetical matchup results could change if Thompson officially enters the race.
“The survey shows a lead for Thompson and a race between these two Badger state political titans would be intense. Still, hypothetical match ups can change once a potential candidate officially enters the race … it will be interesting to see if his support and lead hold up once the back and forth of a campaign starts,” he said in a statement.
Feingold’s campaign said their focus will “not be on polls” as they head into the election season.
“There will be a lot of polls between now and Election Day eight months from now,” Trevor Miller, Feingold’s spokesperson said in a statement.
The survey polled 600 randomly selected likely voters through phone interviews between March 7 and 9. The poll had a margin of error of plus-or-minus four percentage points.
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