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As Ohio Goes, So Go the Midterms -- and Possibly 2012
By Linda Killian - Politics DailyIn this "swingiest of swing states," as one Ohioan described the Buckeye State to me recently, no political party has a lock on voters' affections. Politicians have to earn it, election by election. And right now, the advantage that Democrats won in 2008 with Barack Obama's victory and the pickup of U.S. and state House seats is seriously threatened. If current polls are correct and the election were held tomorrow, it's a good bet the GOP would sweep the board in Ohio, taking back the governorship, at least a couple of U.S. House seats, the state House and hold onto the U.S. Senate seat ...
Senate and Governor Races Shaping Up as Close So Far in Ohio, Illinois
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe races for governor and senate in two key Midwestern states -- Ohio and Illinois -- are starting out as close matches but not so in Indiana where GOP senate primary victor Dan Coats has a big lead over his Democratic foe, according to three polls released Friday. In Ohio, Democratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, coming off his primary victory this week over Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, is statistically tied with former Republican Rep. Rob Portman in their contest to fill the seat of retiring GOP Sen. George Voinovich, with Fisher ahead 43 percent to 42 percent with 4 percent preferring ...
Ted Strickland Has Shaky Lead Over John Kasich in Ohio Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyOhio's Democratic governor, Ted Strickland, is holding on to the lead he had last month over former Republican Rep. John Kasich, running ahead of Kasich by 44 percent to 38 percent with 17 percent undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted April 21-26. But the poll numbers suggest some causes of concern for him. Last November, the two had been tied at 40 percent each, but in February and March, Strickland led by five points. Strickland, like many governors of states buffeted by the bad economy, had seen his favorability ratings suffer, but they appear to have recovered. ...
Strickland Takes Lead Over Kasich in Ohio Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocratic Gov. Ted Strickland has gained on former Republican Rep. John Kasich, leading him 45 percent to 40 percent with 15 percent undecided, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 survey conducted April 5-7. The margin of error is 4 points. Both men have about the same level of support from members of their own parties are are roughly splitting the independent vote, 43 percent to 40 percent with 15 percent undecided. Strickland is seen favored by 47 percent and unfavorably by 41 percent with 12 percent having no opinion. Portman is seen favorably by 39 percent and unfavorably by 30 ...
Strickland and Kasich Tied in Ohio Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyOhio's Democratic governor, Ted Strickland, lately has been making gains in his bid for re-election after trailing former Rep. John Kasich in a series of polls. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey, conducted March 30, he is in a statistical tie with the Republican. Kasich leads 46 percent to 45 percent with 2 percent preferring some other candidate and 7 percent undecided. In March, Kasich's margin was 49 percent to 38 percent, and in February it was 47 percent to 41 percent. The margin of error is 4.5 points. A Quinnipiac University poll that was conducted March 23-29 and released ...
Strickland Leading Kasich in Ohio Governor's Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyOhio's Democratic governor, Ted Strickland, is leading former Republican Rep. John Kasich by 43 percent to 38 percent, with 17 percent undecided, in their race for the statehouse, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted March 23-29. The margin of error is 2.5 points. That's about the same margin Strickland had over Kasich in February. Last November, the two were tied at 40 percent each. Forty-six percent of voters see Strickland favorably while 35 percent don't, with 16 percent saying they don't know enough about him to express an opinion. The standout figure for Kasich is that ...
GOP's Kasich Leading an Unpopular Strickland in Ohio Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer Republican Rep. John Kasich is leading Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland 42 percent to 37 percent with 21 percent undecided in Ohio's gubernatorial race, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted conducted March 20-21. The margin of error is 3.9 points. While 50 percent of voters at this point don't know enough about Kasich to express a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him, Strickland is suffering a high job disapproval rating, which seems to go along with being a governor nowadays when the bad economy is straining state budgets. Forty-seven percent disapprove of the job ...
Kasich Leads Strickland in Latest Ohio Governor Race Poll
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer Republican Rep. John Kasich is leading Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland by 49 percent to 38 percent in Ohio's gubernatorial content, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 4. Six percent preferred another candidate and 7 percent were undecided. The margin of error was 4.5 points. In early February, Rasmussen had Kasich ahead by a smaller 47 percent to 41 percent margin. Rasmussen's survey differs from a Quinnipiac University poll conducted in mid-February that had Strickland ahead of Kasich 44 percent to 39 percent with 15 percent undecided. The margin of error in that ...
Strickland Moves Ahead of Kasich in Ohio Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAfter several different polls showed Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland running behind in his bid for re-election, a Quinnipiac University survey conducted Feb. 16-21 shows him now ahead of former Rep. John Kasich, 44 percent to 39 percent, with 15 percent undecided. The margin of error is 2.4 points. Kasich had led by six points in a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 5-6 and by the same margin in an Ohio newspaper poll conducted in mid-January. In November, Quinnipiac had the two men tied. Strickland benefits from higher support among fellow Democrats than Kasich gets from Republicans -- 82 ...
Ohio Job and Poll Numbers Against Him, Governor Ted Strickland Makes His Case
By Joshua Chaney - Politics DailyOhio governor Ted Strickland recently gave his last State of the State address before facing a difficult 2010 re-election bid, emphasizing the state's potential for reinvention and growth despite its budget shortfall and 10.9 percent December unemployment rate. Strickland pledged renewal of the Third Frontier Program in 2010, a technology industry-building initiative first conceived under Republican Gov. Bob Taft. "And you have my word on this: I will move heaven and earth to create jobs in Ohio, and I will not rest until it's done," Strickland said. Republicans complained that the speech ...
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