Eric Hovde Leads Tommy Thompson

Based on the tease tweets from Public Policy Polling, I don't think the results of its new poll on the Wisconsin U.S. Senate race, set for release tomorrow, are seismic.

I'm reading the words, and assuming PPP chooses its words appropriately, I'm not at all surprised by the tease: Hovde is popular among "Tea Party voters."

If I were Tommy Thompson, I wouldn't be too worried.

Eric Hovde has a small lead over Tommy Thompson on the Wisconsin Senate poll we'll release tomorrow

PublicPolicyPolling (@ppppolls) July 9, 2012

Hovde leads Thompson 39-21 among Tea Party voters. In general 34% of voters say they want Thompson, 50% someone more conservative

PublicPolicyPolling (@ppppolls) July 9, 2012

Thompson still has a big name recognition edge. Among voters familiar with Hovde he leads Thompson by... [via Freedom Eden]