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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Portman leads Fisher in U.S. Senate poll; Obama approval lags
Republican Rob Portman leads Democrat Lee Fisher, 45-39 percent, among likely voters in the U.S. Senate race in a Rasmussen Reports poll released on Tuesday, July 20.
Also in the poll, 46 percent of likely voters approve of President Barack Obama’s performance, down from three percentage points from last month.
The economy continues to be a major issue in the Senate race, with 48 percent saying it’s getting worse and 27 percent saying it’s getting better.
Among those who say it’s improving, Fisher gets 75 percent support. However, among those who say the economy’s getting worse, 68 percent back Portman.
Also in the poll, 55 percent somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove of Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland’s performance as governor, while 44 percent strongly or somewhat approve of Strickland’s performance.
The poll was taken on Monday, July 19, with 750 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points
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TweetOhio FOP endorses Strickland for governor, Portman for U.S. Senate
The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police on Tuesday, July 20, announced that it has endorsed Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland for re-election and Republican Rob Portman for U.S. Senate.
Strickland is running against Republican John Kasich, a former Columbus-area U.S. House member.
Portman, a former Cincinnati-area U.S. House member who was budget director and U.S. trade representative under President George W. Bush, is running against Democratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher.
The FOP also endorsed Democrats in three other statewide races:
*Incumbent Attorney General Richard Cordray over Republican Mike DeWine of Cedarville, the former U.S. senator.
*Maryellen O’Shaughnessy, Franklin County clerk of courts, for secretary of state over Republican Jon Husted, the state senator from Kettering.
*Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Kevin Boyce over Republican Josh Mandel, a state representative from Lyndhurst.
For the Ohio Supreme Court chief justice, the FOP endorsed Republican Justice Maureen O’Connor over Democratic incumbent Eric Brown.
In the second contested high court race, the FOP backed incumbent Republican Justice Judith Lanzinger over Democratic challenger Mary Jane Trapp, a state appeals court judge.
The FOP did not endorse in the race for auditor between Democrat David Pepper, a Hamilton County commissioner, and Republican Dave Yost, Delaware County prosecutor.
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TweetSupreme Court candidates sign “clean campaign” pledge
The four candidates running for contested seats on the Ohio Supreme Court have signed the Ohio State Bar Association’s “clean campaign agreement,” the association announced on Tuesday, July 20.
Signing the pledge were:
*Chief Justice Eric Brown, a Democrat
*Justice Maureen O’Connor, a Republican running against Brown
*Justice Judith Lanzinger, a Republican
*Judge Mary Jane Trapp who sits on Ohio’s 11th District Court of Appeals in northeastern Ohio and is the Democrat challenging Lanzinger.
The pledge asks candidates to publicly disavow ads from other sources that “impugn the integrity of the judicial system or the integrity of a candidate for Supreme Court,” a press release said.
“Our goal is to encourage campaigns for this state’s highest court that are based on credentials, temperament and experience and that demonstrate the dignity and respect the office deserves,” OSBA President Carmen Roberto said in the release.
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