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Poll: Dems Lead For 2010 Ohio Senate Race
The new survey of Ohio from Public Policy Polling (D) shows the Democrats starting with an advantage in the 2010 Senate campaign, an open-seat race for the Senate seat of retiring GOP Sen. George Voinovich.
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, a Democrat, leads Republican former Congressman Rob Portman by a margin of 41%-32%. The other Democrat in the race, Sec. of State Jennifer Brunner, is also ahead of Portman by 40%-32%.
From the pollster's analysis: "All three candidates are doing about equally well within their own parties but since Ohio has more Democrats than Republicans and Brunner and Fisher both lead with independents, it allows them to start out with an overall solid lead."
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Republican insiders have been packaging this Portman lout as the Second Coming for a long time. They definitely see him as Presidential material -- no joke. It will be great to be beat him if possible.
June 23, 2009 10:47 AM | Reply | Permalink
So, if Democrats gain seats three election periods in a row, I wonder if Steele will claim it's all part of his big scheme.
June 23, 2009 10:48 AM | Reply | Permalink
That's just how he rolls, Mike!
June 23, 2009 11:49 AM | Reply | Permalink
Portman is not even yesterday's news, but the day before yesterday's, and as W's former Trade Rep. he's not exactly popular in the industrial areas of the state. This may not even be as close as those polls.
I'm not a big fan of Fisher's so I hope Brunner can pull out a win in the primary. She's a real progressive and would be part of a great one-two punch with Sherrod Brown.
June 23, 2009 2:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Portman will be one hell of a challenge. If we can take him out now it would be fantastic but he is one we CANNOT take lightly.
June 23, 2009 4:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Why not run a poll on the Dem Primary? WOW PPP...just wow
June 23, 2009 4:44 PM | Reply | Permalink