Another day, another devastating poll for the Democrats:
Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold and his chief Republican challenger Ron Johnson remain locked in a neck-and-neck battle for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Wisconsin finds Johnson with 47% support, while the Democrat earns 46% of the vote…
This one will go down to the wire, I’ll bet – and, of course, one still have to put it as “lean Democrat” even though Feingold is clearly in trouble. But the real story is here is not that Feingold might pull it out, but the fact that Democrats will have to expend a lot of effort holding what should have been a sure-thing.
This is the story of 2010, so far: Democrats are in trouble. A lot of trouble. The glow of 2008 is long gone, and even popular incumbents such as Feingold (who has been a good fit for Wisconsin’s electorate) are going to have to fight hard just to hold on. The Democrat brand, as it were, is damaged goods – and we can rely on it that as it gets closer to November, ever more Democrats move away from the leadership in DC and try as much as possible to downplay their connection to the national Democrat party (much as Reid did in his 2004 run when he was “an Independent for Nevada”, and never so much as mentioned his party affiliation).
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