Ohio polls (two): DeWine trailing in Sen. race

[rodeodance]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061017/ap_on_el_se/ohio_poll;_ylt=ArOG0j4uWl4FviCYvs.MoFCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OTB1amhuBHNlYwNtdHM-

Ohio polls: DeWine trailing in Sen. race

By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press Writer 59 minutes ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two polls released Tuesday show GOP Sen. Mike DeWine (news, bio, voting record) trailing his Democratic rival in a Senate race once considered among the closest in the country.


U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown (news, bio, voting record) was favored by 53 percent of likely Ohio voters surveyed by The Quinnipiac University Poll, compared to 41 percent who favored DeWine.

The second poll suggested a closer race, with DeWine still within striking distance of Brown, but losing ground. Brown got 52 percent support to 45 percent for DeWine in the University of Cincinnati's Ohio Poll.
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Results of the Ohio Poll, which surveyed 526 likely voters Oct. 9-14, had a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points.

The Democrat's biggest gains were with independent voters, many of whom had been undecided in September, said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

[rodeodance]

1. Among white evangelical Christians ====he is losing support:

......The scandal involving former Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record)'s illicit e-mails to underage pages may also have had an impact on DeWine's support.

Among white evangelical Christians questioned for the Quinnipiac poll, support for DeWine fell from a 63-27 percent advantage in September to a 57-37 percent in the latest poll. The new poll surveyed 272 self-described white evangelical Christians, with a margin of error for the group of plus or minus 6 percentage points.

Among all voters, the September poll had found DeWine and Brown neck-and-neck.

[Hand]

8. Reminds me of 1992...

My retired-doctor-from-Kansas father-in law said during the presidential election, "It's time for a change." I knew then that Poppy was toast and the Big Dawg was in. :toast:

[liberal N proud]

2. This is excellent news with just 3 week left! - But no time to let up,

:toast:

[ChiciB1]

3. Sure Wish Independents Would Wake Up In CT!!

Don't even want to THINK about Mr. Lie ANYMORE! Saw the debate and Schleisinger was pretty good, MAYBE he'll pull some Repukes his way!!!

Go AWAY Joe!! GO AWAY!!!!

[Infinite Hope]

4. He's gone...

I'll love to see 2-3 more Dems in Congress from Ohio.

[Andrea]

5. I read somewhere today it will possibly be 5 or more

I can't remember where, but it was a good source

[MADem]

6. Which pollster/pundit said that the GOP has abandoned DeWine?

I seem to recall reading that they decided not to give him a pile of dough, that they've written his ass off.

Hmmm...he's a gang of 14 member, isn't he? And he's also the former employer of "The Washingtonienne" IIRC...

[osaMABUSh]

7. DSCC thanks me for helping GOP wrtie off Ohio Senate seat

Gave the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 100 bucks last week.

http://www.dscc.org/2006races/

Glad to help. Give if you can. Here's the email:


Dear John,

Thank you so much for the support you gave this weekend to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC).

If you want to see the amazing difference your support can make in our battle to take back the Senate, look no farther than the front page of today's New York Times.

The story details the "Republican decision to effectively write off DeWine's seat, after a series of internal Republican polls showed him falling behind his Democratic challenger "

The national Republican Party had spent $8 million supporting DeWine, and was counting on the state that delivered the presidency to George Bush in 2004 to help them narrowly hang on to the Senate. For them to completely disregard Ohio just 22 days before the election shows how desperate their prospects are growing.

The Republicans thought they could spend their way to victory in Ohio but you stopped that by matching them dollar for dollar.

Because of people like you, the Republicans are cutting and running in Ohio.

The Times story goes on to say that Republicans are "pinning their hopes of holding the Senate on three states." Now, the Republicans' multi-million war chest will be focused on an unprecedented smear campaign against our candidates in Tennessee, Missouri and Virginia.

With gifts like the one you just gave, I know we can hold off the Republican's desperate last gasp to hold the Senate.

Today, our candidates are leading in Tennessee and Missouri and tied in Virginia. If we can match Republican spending in these three races, the end game is simple: We win the Senate. We only need to win two out of these three states to achieve a Democratic majority.

Folks, we are close. We are now just 22 days from the November 7 elections. Thank you so much for your support. It is clearly making all the difference.

Sincerely,



J.B. Poersch
Executive Director, DSCC

[superconnected]

9. Isn't ohio the state that threw the election in '04.

Some counties with more votes than people. Thousands of people denied their right to vote as they were suddenly not in the system, or the precient ran out of absentee ballots.

While the voting numbers were coming in, they along with Florida were DECREASING the numbers reported from some counties...

I don't trust ANY election race in that state, let alone a close one.

And isn't Diebold headquarters located there. Why yes they are.
http://www.diebold.com/contactus/departments/corporatehq.htm

[OhioChick]

10. Good news! n/t