NYT/CBS Ohio Poll: Alarm Bells for GOP; Brown 48%, Dewine 34%

[VolcanoJen]

Brown 48%, DeWine 34%!
Strickland 53%, Blackwell 29%!
Dem House Candidates 50%, Republican House Candidates 32%!

This is a fascinating poll that essentially captures the mood in Ohio. There isn't a single piece of good news in here for Ohio Republicans.

Everyone should read this article, talk about it when they're strategizing which precincts to target, and let it energize us. Three weeks out and things are looking fantastic.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/us/politics/18poll.html?hp&ex=1161230400&en=4d5ba620e9153e44&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Some of the most crucial findings:

- The Democratic candidates for governor and Senate hold commanding double-digit leads over their Republican opponents in the poll, and respondents said they intended to vote for the Democratic candidate for the House in their district by 50 percent to 32 percent.

- The poll found a striking slippage in the president’s standing among white evangelical Christians, a constituency that has provided a strong vote cushion for Republican candidates in recent elections. In November 2004, 76 percent of white evangelical Christians in Ohio voted for Mr. Bush. When asked in this poll whether they approved or disapproved of the job Mr. Bush was doing as president, 49 percent approved while 45 percent disapproved

- A plurality, 46 percent of voters, said the economy and jobs were the most important issues facing Ohio, while 17 percent cited health care, 15 percent said terrorism and 12 percent said the war in Iraq. Seventy percent said that both Ohio and the nation were on the wrong track, a number that often spells doom for the party in power.

- The tide of dissatisfaction appears ready to wash out Mr. DeWine, who is trailing Mr. Brown by 34 percent to 48 percent, the poll found. The Democratic candidate for governor, Representative Ted Strickland, is leading the Republican nominee, J. Kenneth Blackwell, the Ohio secretary of state, by 53 percent to 29 percent.

[MeDeMax]

1. that is awesome !

you are one hell of a hound for breaking news :-).

thanks !

[Kukesa]

2. Let's not pop the champagne corks yet --

Three weeks in a campaign is an eternity, but this poll is certainly encouraging!

:bounce:

[semillama]

3. It does seem like a long time

but let's all keep working to turn Ohio Blue!!

[POAS]

4. Three weeks

and a few Diebold computer programmers

[VolcanoJen]

5. The margins are so wide it's practically un-Dieboldable!

And that's really saying something. :-)

[VolcanoJen]

6. Agreed... but...

... might want to ice down the champagne, at least. :-)

Hi mom! I love you very much!!

[Kukesa]

8. OK, I'll look for my ice bucket. nt

[AngryOldDem]

9. Then take heart in the fact that the GOP is yanking its money from DeWine

That is very good news, especially this year when they're shitting bricks. If national thinks the money could be better spent elsewhere, when they're expecting to lose upwards of 30 seats or more, that says A LOT.

[Deep13]

7. Holy Jesus Christ!

What are these Republican ass-prints doing on my boots? Oh yeah, now I remember.

Remember, we need Brunner and Sykes especially, too. Brunner will make sure that elections are fair. Sykes will make sure the districts are drawn fairly.

29%?! :rofl: