Leinenkugel Makes the Senate Race Close

Columnist Stuart Rothenberg of CQ-Roll Call feels that the race for Russ Feingold's Senate seat will be a tight race with the addition of Dick Leinenkugel and Ron Johnson campaigning for the GOP nomination.  Here's an excerpt:

"Feingold Return No Sure Thing:  When former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) announced recently that he wouldn’t enter the 2010 Senate race and challenge Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold , many of us crossed the state off our list of competitive races. Maybe we were a bit premature. Two more Republicans — former state Commerce Secretary Dick Leinenkugel and businessman Ron Johnson — are joining the two GOPers already in the contest, businessman Terrence Wall and Dave Westlake, and the newly expanded field is just one reason for reconsidering my knee-jerk judgment. None of these four hopefuls possesses all of the qualities of the ideal challenger. But this cycle, Republicans may not need ideal challengers to win, even in the Badger State."

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