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Poll: Paul Ryan leads GOP field for Wisconsin Senate

1:01 PM 12/17/2010
Chad Brady (admin)

Rep. Paul Ryan is Wisconsin Republicans’ top choice to run for Senate in 2012, according to a new poll from the Democratic-leaning firm Public Policy Polling looking at Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl’s potential re-election bid.

Roll Call Politics rates this race Leans Democratic in part because Kohl, who is 75, hasn’t announced whether he will run for a fifth term.

Kohl handily won re-election in 2006, but in 2012 it may not be so easy. Fellow Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold, first elected in 1992, lost to first-time Republican candidate Ron Johnson, 52 percent to 47 percent, this fall. Wisconsin Democrats also lost two House seats, the governor’s office and control of both chambers of the state Legislature on Election Day.

Full Story: Poll: Paul Ryan Leads GOP Field for Wisconsin Senate : Roll Call

Tags: Herb Kohl, Paul Ryan, Ron Johnson, Russ Feingold, Senate, Wisconsin
  • SunnyJ

    The Badger state came to the polls looking for a fight and definitely cleaned house. Mark my words, Kohl is out too. Heard this week that Ex Gov Jim Doyle (D) who didn’t run again and was a big early Obama supporter has said, “If Pres O asks me to serve in DC I’ll go”. Damn right he’ll go because he can’t show his face here anymore after leaving the state in the worst economic mess since the end of the rustbelt in the 70′s. That’s the professionals way…they keep promoting each other with total disregard for the failure of their own policies. Perfect logic on Obama’s part. Let’s get Doyle in here, he’s a believer…and he can wreck the country the same way he wrecked Wisconsin. This party is over…..over and out!