Mitt Romney Leads Rick Santorum in Wisconsin Poll

Wisconsin holds a primary on Tuesday and a new poll shows that Mitt Romney has a solid lead over Rick Santorum in the Badger State.

A poll of likely primary voters from Public Policy Polling, a firm with connections to prominent Democrats, shows Romney leading with 43 percent followed by Santorum with 36 percent. Ron Paul stands in third with 11 percent followed by Newt Gingrich in single digits with 8 percent.

The poll of 609 likely Wisconsin Republican primary voters was taken March 31-April 1 and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.