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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Sen. Brown applauds Kagan’s confirmation
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, praised the Senate’s confirmation of Elena Kagan as the newest U.S. Supreme Court justice.
“During her confirmation process, Solicitor General Kagan demonstrated a deep respect for the law and a thorough understanding of the critical issues of the day,” Brown said in a press release on Thursday, Aug. 5.
“She will have the opportunity to consider a number of issues in the coming years as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. I hope she will resist the drift toward judicial activism that produced the Citizens United decision, overturning a century of jurisprudence to give large corporations too big a voice in our elections.”
Brown voted to confirm Kagan while Sen. George Voinovich, R-0hio, voted against her confirmation.
Rasmussen Reports’ poll: Kasich lead shrinks in guv race
Republican challenger John Kasich’s lead over incumbent Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland has fallen to its lowest level to date among likely voters in a Rasmussen Reports poll released on Thursday, Aug. 5.
The poll shows Kasich, a former Columbus-area U.S. House member, leading, 45-42 percent, down from a 48-43 percent lead two weeks ago. Surveys from other polling organizations also have shown a tight race, with Strickland leading in some of them.
In the Rasmussen Reports’ polls, Kasich’s support since December has remained in the narrow range of 45 to 49 percent, while Strickland’s in the same period has ranged from 38 to 45 percent.
The new poll also finds that 43 percent approve of the job Strickland is doing as governor, while 54 percent disapprove, findings that have not changed during the past three months.
The poll was taken with 750 likely voters on Monday, Aug. 2, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
