Johnson closes the gap in Wisconsin Senate race

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Washington Examiner:

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has cut former Sen. Russ Feingold's lead in the Wisconsin Senate race from double digits to 5 points in a month, but polls suggest he's still not a threat to catch his challenger.

 

Last Tuesday's GOP presidential primary awoke partisan voters, and Johnson has also benefited from his hardline stances on terrorism and President Obama's Supreme Court nomination.

 

These and a natural tightening of the race have eroded the lopsided 49-37 lead Feingold enjoyed throughout 2015 and up until February, says Charles Franklin, Marquette University's polling director. Feingold's lead fell to 47-42 among registered voters in the Marquette poll released March 30.