Eye on the Senate: Feingold in Good Shape for Re-Election in 2010

By CQ-Roll Call Staff | June 16, 2009 2:05 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Russ Feingold (Getty)

A new survey from Public Policy Polling shows Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold in a good shape for his 2010 reelection bid. The poll of registered voters, conducted June 9 and 10, registered Feingold's approval rating at 53 percent. Thirty-six percent of voters disapproved. "Out of nearly 30 Senators PPP has done approvals on in the last year that puts Feingold in the top ten," the polling firm said.

The third-term Democrat is particularly popular with members of his own party - who give him an 80 percent approval rating -- but he also has strong support from independents, 50 percent of whom approved of his job performance compared to 37 percent who disapproved.

Feingold's good standing with voters echoes a poll released last week by Daily Kos/Research 2000 that registered Feingold's favorability rating at 56 percent.

Feingold is also aided by the fact that he does not face a strong Republican opponent, nor is it clear there is one on the horizon. One of the state GOP's strongest potential candidates, six-term Rep. Paul Ryan, has indicated he is not interested in challenging Feingold. Feingold lead Ryan by 12 percentage points in a hypothetical match-up in the Public Policy Polling poll.

To see how the 2010 Senate races are shaping up, check out the CQ Politics' election map.

-Emily Cadei

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Comments

Paul Ryan would much rather take on Herb Kohl then go against the Maverick Feingold. Feingold after all is one of the few Dems who can say he voted against both Bush's Patriot Act and Obama's Budget.

Posted by: Eisenhower | June 17, 2009 11:40 AM