Good poll data from Ohio in Governors and Senate race

[WI_DEM]

from Rasmussen:
Ohio Governor:
Stickland: 57%
Blackwell: 32%

That 25-point lead is an improvement from 11-points in their last poll.

Ohio Senate:
Brown: 45%
Dewine: 42%

Not much change but Brown's 45-42 edge is slight improvement from previous 44-42 edge.

www.dailykos.com

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

1. Now if only

The votes count.

[liberal N proud]

3. With Blackwell in charge, I am afraid of what can happen

[NEOBuckeye]

5. Nah, he's finished

If Blackwell even tries to steal the election, there will be massive upheaval. No one will believe that he is the true winner.

[rfranklin]

2. That Brown-Dewine contest is way too close...

I think Hackett would have mopped the floor with Dewine. It should not be even near that.

[MrModerate]

6. Pushing Hackett out was probably a blunder . . .

Stale thinking judged him "too green" to jump from nothing to House race (lost) to Senate. I think the leadership was scared of his adamantly anti-war position.

Time has eroded THAT opinion, however . . .

Having recently heard both Hackett and Brown speak, I do think Hackett's much better. However, Brown's good enough, and he certainly is fully tied into the political system in Ohio in a way that a newcomer couldn't. He says the right things, too. DeWine isn't a raving looney, however, which makes him harder to beat, even when Ohioans are (apparently) really tired of being governed by 'Licans.

We'll see.

[WI_DEM]

7. Hackett dropped out on his own.

he could have stayed in and fought. Besides the polling isn't that bad. An incumbent is behind which is really unusual.

[LSK]

4. wow, I didnt know Blackwell was getting crushed so badly

He might actually loose by 2%.

[saltpoint]

8. I believe Brown's lead will increase. I think Blackwell's finished.

And there are rumblings that Mean Jean Schmidt is not exactly coasting to victory in OH-1.

Go, Democrats.

[damntexdem]

9. Brown needs to do better --

if his lead remains in the single digits, it's close enough for election fraud to overcome. Of course, that may also be true of a 25-point edge.