A top political handicapper on Tuesday changed his rating of the Wisconsin Senate race to a “toss-up” with less than a month until Election Day.
The race in Wisconsin, a critical battleground state in both the presidential and Senate races, was until recently considered by Democrats to be “lean Democratic.” cook political report.
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Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde will face off in the November election. (Getty Images)
Handicappers point to changes in opinion polls in recent days that suggest Hovde is closing the gap on Baldwin. But Cook also pointed to private polling on both sides, saying it shows each race is within the margin of error.
A source confirmed to Fox News Digital that internal polling of Mr. Baldwin shows that race.
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Baldwin is serving two terms in the Senate. (Drew Angerer)
“Senator Baldwin's radical policies have caused record inflation and chaos,” Hovde spokesman Zach Bannon said in a statement following the rating change. [at] It's on our southern border, making our community less safe. Eric Hovde will win because the people of Wisconsin are ready for change. ”
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Hovde is beginning to close the gap in approval ratings with Baldwin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
“After 25 years in Washington, Tammy Baldwin has become the quintessential D.C. politician, voting in lockstep with failed Biden policies and hiding the stock trades of her Wall Street partners from voters.” “Wisconsinians are ready for change, and Eric Hovde has the momentum,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesperson Tate Mitchell said in a statement.
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A woman wears a cheese hat with an American flag on it in Wisconsin. (Reuters)
Latest Marquette Law School shown in public opinion polls Baldwin won 51% to Hovde's 45%. The survey interviewed 882 registered voters between September 18th and 26th. The poll had a margin of error of +/-4.4 percentage points.
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Last month's latest Fox News Power Rankings ranked Wisconsin as “Democratic-leaning.”
Mr. Cook's rating change joins Wisconsin with other “toss-up” Senate races in Ohio and Michigan.
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