Fox News Poll: Strickland surging in Ohio Governor Race--down by only 2!

[WI_DEM]

Portman Strong in Ohio, Kasich Slips Against Strickland

Ohio Republican Rob Portman is steamrolling Democratic Senate nominee Lee Fisher by 13 points, but the race for governor in the bellwether Buckeye State is getting tighter.

Portman’s lead in this week’s Fox News battleground state survey held steady. The former congressman and budget boss to President George W. Bush garnered 50 percent of the vote to 37 percent for Lt. Gov. Fisher.

But Republican John Kasich’s bid to unseat incumbent Democrat Gov. Ted Strickland has run into some bumps. Kasich’s lead of six points last week was cut down to 2 points, 45 percent to 43 percent, well within the poll’s margin of error.

Kasich can’t blame the slip on soften attitudes about the Democratic agenda either. President Obama’s Ohio job approval rating hovered at a sickly 39 percent and a large plurality (42 percent) continue to believe that the Obama agenda has hurt the state’s economy.

One way that Portman has helped stay on top of Fisher is by focusing on the economy. Forty three percent of respondents said that Fisher lacked a clear plan on the economy and jobs while 29 percent said the same thing about Portman.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/28/fox-news-polls-democrats-tough-job-building-senate-firewall/

[OHdem10]

1. Can you believe, I live right here. I have only see ad by Portman

Campaign and they have been tough and many.

How do I even know Fisher is running.

Portman was Bushes Trade Representative. Fisher could
have rammed Nafta and Trade Treaties all the jobs lost at
Portman's feet.

Where is Lee Fisher????

And the Liberals were stymied from running Bruennner.

[Joanne98]

2. He's been running "free trade" ads! Everybody in Ohio HATES free trade agreements!

And every Dem is running against them. It's working!

[OHdem10]

3. Working for Stricland. How have I missed ads run by Fisher and

and only see the ones run by Portman????