Underdog Republican hugs Trump on immigration

By Caitlin Yilek

Published November 3, 2018 12:01am ET

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Underdog Republican hugs Trump on immigration — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir submits nomination papers with Wisconsin elections officials in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Vukmir is a state senator running against Kevin Nicholson in the GOP primary for a shot to take on Democratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin. | (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

APPLETON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican Senate candidate, Leah Vukmir, didn’t always back President Trump. Now, the underdog candidate is trying to pull off an upset in a state Trump won by tying herself to the president on immigration.

A Marquette Law School poll released Wednesday showed incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin with an 11-point edge over Vukmir in a state that relies on immigrant labor on its dairy farms.

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