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Alex Lasry, the Senior Vice President of the Milwaukee Bucks, released a new polling memo from Normington Petts that shows growing momentum for his campaign in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

Lasry’s support has grown from about 4% in August 2021 to 27% in February 2022, while Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes has seen his support decline from 43% to 35% during that same time period. Meanwhile, support for other candidates — including State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson — reportedly did not exceed 7% per person.

The poll surveyed 600 likely Democratic primary voters in Wisconsin between February 23-27, with a sampling error of ± 4%. Respondents were reached on both landline and mobile phones.

Other key data points include:

  • 43% of polled voters know both Lasry and Barnes. Among those voters, Lasry leads Barnes 41% to 35%.
  • Among voters who have been contacted by the Lasry campaign via advertisements or direct mail, Lasry leads Barnes 46%-31%.
  • Among voters who have not been contacted by the Lasry campaign, Lasry trailed Barnes 6%-40%.
  • Lasry’s name recognition grew to 50%, an increase of 25 points in the last six months.
  • 75% of Democratic primary voters prefer “a Democrat who can beat Ron Johnson” than a person who is “the most progressive candidate.”
  • 36% of voters believed that Lasry had the best chance of beating Johnson, compared to 28% who said Barnes.
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