WI: Feingold, Thompson in dead heat (matchup not going to happen....)

Poll hypothetically pits incumbent senator against ex-governor
By STEVE SCHULTZE
sschultze@journalsentinel.com
Last Updated: Oct. 28, 2003

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While there is no sign that Thompson might run for Feingold's seat, the head-to-head measure using the former governor and Bush cabinet secretary was done as a way to test Feingold's strength against a well-known Republican, said Jim Miller, executive director of the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute.

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The poll found 45% favoring Thompson and 44% preferring Feingold in the imaginary pairing. That amounts to a tie, considering the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

The poll also found support among state residents for President Bush declining to a pre-Sept. 11, 2001, level of 50%, while a solid majority of 54% said the country is on the wrong track. Those findings mirrored what several recent national polls have found, as concerns over the economy and the aftermath of the war with Iraq have grown.

The institute, a conservative-leaning think tank based in Mequon, sponsored the poll, which was conducted for the group Oct. 6 to 12 by Harris Interactive, an international marketing and polling firm. The poll surveyed 1,000 Wisconsin residents by telephone.

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very promising because as you point out Tommy is not going to run and he was the GOP's top choice to go against him becuz they believed he had the best shot against Russ and yet he does no better than run even. I'm hoping the nominee will be State Sen. Bob Welch who is ultra conservative. I think Democrats will be united and Independents will also come out strongly for Russ if Welch is his opponent.

the Senate. I haven't agreed with all of his votes but we all owe him big-time for going against the rest of the Senate Democrats and for standing up for us.

Sen. Feingold rocks. We cannot let ourselves become complacent.