Posted on 06/01/2011 5:59:23 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Brown was thought to be in for a tough reelection race, in part, because his party was decimated in the state last cycle. Democrats lost five House seats, the governor's mansion and failed to pick up the open Senate seat in Ohio last November.
But a new survey by Public Policy Polling showed Brown with a comfortable lead over his potential challengers. Former Secretary of State Ken Blackwell trails Brown by 51-33, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor (R) loses to the Democrat, 50-31 and former State Sen. Kevin Coughlin (R) trails by a similar deficit.
State Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R) trailed by 17 and 18-point margins, although Brown dropped below 50 percent in those potential match ups.
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Brown may have a comfortable lead, but he’s polling no better than 51% against his lesser-known potential opponents. This is a potential pickup.
Not buying it.
Sharrod Brown has had all kinds of drug use problems, and he still won . . . typical dummycrat . . . but he won against Mike Dewine, a rip roaring, unrepentant RINO. Lousy choice for all Ohioans.
Isn’t PPP Kos’ “poll”?
Almost correct, but you forgot the union thug element. It is actually the Daily Kos/SEIU PPP poll, and man are they busy. PPP must be the most active polling firm going and they ask and publicize all sorts of poll questions designed to make Republicans look ignorant.
Trust me! Brown is going down!
Brown has name recognition and incumbency, but he is not especially popular. He has been a career member of the criminal element, and gained the Senate during the Taft-Bush meltdown years.
My gut reaction is that if it's a good year for us generally, he can be taken out. I hope so. Sherrod brown sucks canal water.
Let me guess. Public Policy Polling polls 49% rats and 25% republicans.
Is that about right?
The PPP polling firm is not objective. I would regard this as an outlier poll.
This because opponents of ken Blackwell are racists.
Public Policy Polling, wholly owned and operated by the Democrat Party.
The Poll that counts is in 18 months. FUD.
I’m not either and I’m in Ohio.
No Kasich soundly defeated Stricklandit was not even close.I don’t know who your relatives are but I’m in SE OHio and have heard no one not like what Kasich has done.In fact the unions have been gathering signatures to put it on the ballot and still aren’t 1/2 way there are several months of trying.
Despite what the poster said to you, I’m afraid you’re right. I know of too many people who voted for Kasich who are back to the dark side over SB5. Also, Sherrod Brown knows how to play Ohio voters, despite being an absolutely disgusting human being. I don’t know what that poster was talking about unless he got the governor and senator races confused. Kasich got 49.3% compared to 46.7% for Strickland which wasn’t encouraging considering it was a Republican year and Strickland is a complete dunce. Six months ago, I really thought we’d pick this seat up, but I think it’s doubtful now. My parents, who are active Tea Partiers and went to 9/12, 8/28, and went to Washington to protest Obamacare, are against SB5. They still support Kasich in the big scheme of things, but that tells you what he’s up against.
Thanks Clintonfatigued.
If I were Sherrod Brown, I wouldn’t buy any green bananas for my Senate office based on PPP polls.
I hope that Jim Jordan runs—I think he’d be our strongest candidate and a conservative star in the Senate, and parts of his districts can be used to prop up marginal GOP districts around it.
As much as I like Ken, I don't think he can win because of his association with Taft.
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