Two polls released Wednesday appear to show good news for Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin, in her contest against Republican Tommy Thompson.
Baldwin has been trailing Thompson in most independent polls, but a new survey from Quinnipiac University shows a tie between Baldwin and Thompson, while a new Marquette University poll shows Baldwin up by nine points, reversing Thompson’s lead of a month ago.
Marquette pollster Charles Franklin says Baldwin’s gains may be partly due to more t-v ads on the air backing her campaign. “It comes after Baldwin and outside groups are running ads attacking Thompson.”
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Franklin says a close Republican primary may have left Thompson’s campaign without much money, but Thompson recently held a big fundraiser. In addition, a group founded by conservative activist Karl Rove has started running anti-Baldwin ads in Wisconsin.
Franklin says another factor helping Baldwin is that more independent voters are getting behind her. “Of course the flip side is things can change in a month.”
The Marquette poll is of 600 likely voters and has a margin of error of about four percentage points. It was conducted last Thursday through Sunday. Baldwin says the new polls show she is moving in the right direction.
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