Have you seen the latest Mason Dixon poll? Among other things, it shows that Mike DeWine has pulled 11 points ahead of Sherrod Brown.
Here it is:
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/elizabeth_auster/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1146299676124791.xml&coll=2
I thought you might find it interesting.
Yes, I saw that, and what that tells me is that there's plenty of room for a conservative to win, even if you buy the theory (which I don't) that a true conservative running against Brown would have a tighter race. I don't agree with that because the right conservative (of which Pierce is one) can get the conservative and center-right base out and overwhen the left and center-left.