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Friday, May 28, 2010
Strickland edges Kasich in Ohio Poll; Fisher, Portman close in Senate race
Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland leads Republican challenger John Kasich, the former Columbus-area U.S. House member, among likely voters, 49-44 percent, in an Ohio Poll released on Friday, May 28.
While Strickland has a slight edge in the governor’s race, the U.S. Senate race between Democratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Republican Rob Portman, a former Cincinnati-area U.S. House member, is a virtual tie, with Fisher at 47 percent and Portman at 46 percent.
The poll, sponsored by the University of Cincinnati, also finds that President Barack Obama’s approval rating is down and Strickland’s is up from last fall among Ohio adults, both those likely to vote and unlikely to vote in this year’s elections.
Forty six percent approve Obama’s performance, while 49 percent disapprove. Last October, 52 percent approved and 45 percent disapproved.
In the new poll, 55 percent approve Strickland’s performance, while 35 percent disapprove. Last October, 48 percent approved and 37 percent disapproved.
Other poll findings:
*A majority of voters- 54 percent - say they neither support nor oppose the Tea Party.
*Tea Party supporters make up 29 percent of likely voters, expressing preferences similar to Republican voters. Both groups solidly support Kasich, a former Lehman Brothers managing partner, for governor.
*Independent voters support Strickland, 44-30 percent, with 25 percent undecided or supporting another candidate.
*Independent voters give Portman an edge in the Senate race, 44-35 percent, with 20 percent undecided.
For questions asked of likely voters, the poll was taken from May 11 to May 20 with 668 likely voters across the state and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percent.
For questions asked of Ohio adults, a sample of 898 adults was used, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percent.
Beginning with this poll, all Ohio Polls now include interviews with both landline telephone and cellular telephone users, a press release said. The change in telephone survey methodology comes on the heels of a recent report showing that one in four American households does not have a landline phone, the release said.
TweetBrunner forms “CouragePAC”
Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on Friday, May 28, asked supporters to join her in a new effort - “CouragePAC.”
Brunner, who lost the Democratic U.S. Senate primary to Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, said in an email to supporters that she calls it CouragePAC ” because candidates who are willing to push through the trappings of big money and the naysaying of established machine politics will need a little courage. We want to help them.
“The campaign we ran for U.S. Senate taught us a new way to campaign in Ohio.”
She asks for donations and says the organization will “help candidates, especially those outside of the special interests that have dominated campaign funding for years.”
She also asks for donations to pay off a debt from her Senate campaign.
Brunner’s decision to seek the U.S. Senate nomination meant she’s not seeking re-election as secretary of state.
Here’s her email:
“The campaign we ran for U.S. Senate taught us a new way to campaign in Ohio.
That’s why I’m not done, and I hear from so many of you that you are ready for the next challenge. That’s why we’re forming an organization to help candidates, especially those outside of the special interests that have dominated campaign funding for years.
We know that women and people of color and differing national origins, sexual orientation and gender identity have not typically been afforded easy access to the mainstream of campaign funding, even though they are increasingly moving into the mainstream of our communities.
We are in a time of profound social change and seeing it in health care reform, banking regulation reform and immigration reform. These are tough issues.
With new challenges like the Citizens United decision that allows corporations to become directly involved in candidate campaigns, the stakes for preserving real democracy are even higher.
It’s important that our government “look like us” and represent the diversity of our experiences.
New candidates who step up buoyed by a passion for public service to solve problems of our complex communities can no longer sustain the established ways that force money to the top of all the issues in a campaign.
Candidates must be able to run consistently with their values. When candidates actually spend time with voters and supporters, both in person and virtually through online communication and video, everyone benefits. Voters can see and hear directly from the candidate, and the candidate better understands their needs. In the end we all get better, people-centered government. So, let’s get started.
I’m working on closure for my Senate primary campaign and will be transitioning activities to a new organization called, “CouragePAC.” We call it CouragePAC, because candidates who are willing to push through the trappings of big money and the naysaying of established machine politics will need a little courage. We want to help them.
But first, I need a little help to get closure on my Senate race. We have a modest debt to be paid so we can move forward and help others. Will you chip in? Your contributions were so helpful in making our grassroots campaign strong and to prove there is a new way to campaign. Just a little more, and we can help others do this, too.
The contribution limit is $2400, but we’re happy with $5 or whatever you want to contribute. Your contribution will help us quickly pay off primary election debt so we can move forward to help other candidates get started.”
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