Dems Fisher &Brunner seen as more popular than Portman or Taylor for Senate 2010

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Poll: Dems trump GOP in trial heat for Voinovich seat

Democrats lead the GOP pack in an early Quinnipiac poll targeting Sen. George Voinovich's seat, while former Cincinnati congressman Rob Portman lags.

The examination by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute was sparked by Voinovich’s January announcement that he won’t seek re-election to a third term next year. In the poll, Quinnipiac asked Ohioans who they might favor among the politicians who either have thrown their names into the ring or who might surface as candidates – Portman and state Auditor Mary Taylor, both Republicans; and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, all Democrats.

In a Republican primary, Portman would gather a third of support from the 1,127 voters surveyed between Jan. 29 and Monday, while Taylor received 11 percent backing, according to the poll.

In a hypothetical Democratic primary, each of the three politicians identified received between 14 percent and 18 percent of the vote, with Fisher on top. As in the Republican primary question, more than half of the voters replied they were undecided on their preferences.

Though most of the voters acknowledged they hadn’t made up their minds on primary candidates, that didn’t stop Quinnipiac from asking about early favorites in the November 2010 general election: Democrats Fisher and Brunner were seen as more popular than Portman or Taylor.

“Ohio remains pretty blue these days, given Gov. Ted Strickland’s high approval ratings in past polls and the fact that President Barack Obama carried the state easily,” Peter Brown, assistant director of Quinnipiac’s polling institute, said in a release. “But Republicans should not be disheartened by these numbers. We are still in the Obama honeymoon period and both Fisher and Brunner are known almost twice as well statewide as Portman and Taylor.”

http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/02/02/daily43.html

I would favor Jennifer Brunner because she did an excellent job as Secretary of State. She should be "rewarded".

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1. Ryan or Fisher would be

good choices too.

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2. YIPPEE!!!!

It would be great to see a Democratic sweep in both the governorship and the senators in a huge swing state like Ohio.

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3. The game is on

Brunner just announced that she's in followed by Fisher.

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4. Welcome back

I am on my third ID by now. I had to have a short one. :hi:

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5. I wonder

Is there someone named DU?:fistbump: