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Video: Presidential, Senate races tied in Wisconsin in new poll
President Barack Obama’s lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Wisconsin has evaporated, according to a poll released today.
Marquette University’s Law School Poll puts support for Obama at 49 percent to Romney’s 48 percent, a virtual tie. Two weeks ago, Obama led Romney by 11 points, 53 to 42.
Charles Franklin, director of the poll, said he attributes the change to independent voters moving away from Obama and toward Romney and shows the impact of Obama’s weak performance in the first presidential debate.
Among voters who watched that debate, Romney leads 50 percent to Obama’s 48 percent. Those who didn’t watch support Obama 50 percent to Romney’s 42 percent.
Women also shifted toward Romney during the last two weeks. Obama led Romney by 25 points among female voters two weeks ago but only by 4 in today’s results.
Democrat Tammy Baldwin’s lead over Republican Tommy Thompson also disappeared in the U.S. Senate race. Thompson had 46 percent to Baldwin’s 45 percent in today’s results.
Two weeks ago, Baldwin led Thompson, 48-44. Franklin said the shift in the Senate race can be attributed largely to Thompson’s resurgence with television advertising.
The former governor went dark after a tough four-candidate primary as Baldwin continued an advertising blitz. But both candidates’ main advertising messages appear to be resonating.
Asked if Baldwin is “too liberal” for Wisconsin, 48 percent of those polled agreed, up from 45 percent two weeks ago. Asked if Thompson “isn’t working for you anymore,” 48 percent agreed, down slightly from 49 percent.
Franklin talks about the results in this video from Marquette University:
Today’s results were collected from Oct. 11 to 14, allowing voters to see both the first presidential debate and the vice presidential debate. The survey included 870 likely voters with a 3.4 percentage points margin of error.
