Strickland, Kasich Start Ohio Governor's Race All But Tied

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Just over a year before the Ohio gubernatorial election, Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland is virtually tied with his likely Republican opponent, former Rep. John Kasich, according to a University of Cincinnati Ohio Poll conducted Oct. 14-16.

Strickland was favored for re-election by 48 percent of the registered voters responding to the survey, while 47 percent said they would vote for Kasich to unseat him.

Strickland, also a former member of Congress, was elected governor as Ohio -- along with much of the industrial Midwest -- was heading into a recession that has been especially hard on heavy manufacturing.

The poll was based on telephone interviews with 687 registered voters statewide and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/2009/10/strickland.html

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1. Governor races, particularly, are not looking good for incumbants and Dems have more

governors and could be in the most trouble. Hopefully in a year things will be better off economically and Strickland and others who currently look vulnerable on dem side will win.