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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Boulder, Colo. and Cape Canaveral, Fla

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Updated: Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012, 5:18 PM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012, 12:46 PM CDT

MILWAUKEE - With six days until Election Day, a new poll shows how the presidential and Senate race is shaping up in Wisconsin.

The latest Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney trailing President Barack Obama by 8 points in Wisconsin. Obama was ahead 51 percent to 43 percent.

The Senate poll finds Democrat Tammy Baldwin leading Republican challenger Tommy Thompson 47 percent to 43 percent.

The poll of 1,243 likely voters was done between Oct. 25 and Sunday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.