A new poll shows incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson (R.. Wis.) leading his Democratic opponent former Sen. Russ Feingold by five points in Wisconsin.
The Loras College Poll shows Johnson with 45 percent of the vote and Feingold with 40 percent.
The Hill mentions that this is a reversal compared to many other polls, which often showed Feingold with a significant lead over Johnson:
The Loras College survey is a sharp break from months of polls that have had Feingold on track to retake the Senate seat he lost in 2010, a GOP wave election. The former Democratic senator is leading Johnson by nearly 8 percentage points on average, according to RealClearPolitics.
A CBS News/YouGov poll that had Johnson down by 3 points to Feingold had also been touted earlier Monday by the GOP senator's campaign.
This new poll also shows that Johnson has a large lead among independent voters, 45 percent to 35 percent. Johnson also has a better favorability rating in the survey than Feingold in Wisconsin.
Johnson is seeking re-election after winning his first term during the Tea Party wave of 2010.
