In the latest survey from Public Policy Polling for the Daily Kos, Republican Senatorial candidate Ron Johnson further increased his lead over U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin.
The poll, which was conducted September 18-19, shows Johnson ahead of Feingold 52 percent to 41 percent. Johnson's 11-point lead is the largest advantage Johnson has had over Feingold since entering the race in April.
""This poll reflects the fact that voters in Wisconsin are sick and tired of the reckless spending and the debt that's being racked up by career politicians in Washington,"" said Johnson campaign spokesperson Sara Sendek.
The numbers suggest that Feingold is in for a tough race, but his campaign is not overly concerned with these poll results.
Senior campaign advisor John Kraus says the PPP numbers are ""inconsistent with our own polling"" and that ""in order to believe this poll, you would have to believe that Ron Johnson got a 10-to-15 point bounce in the last week, which is impossible.""
UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin said that these numbers are a ""reflection of the primary and the motivation and mobilization of GOP voters to vote last Tuesday."" But Franklin is unsure of whether or not Johnson can keep this lead, and said he wonders if this is a ""permanent uptick or just a post primary bounce.""
According to the same PPP survey, the Republicans have also maintained their lead in the governor's race, as GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker has a 50 percent to 41percent advantage over Democratic candidate Tom Barrett.
—Adam Wollner
