Kucinich safe for reelection
Raleigh, N.C. – There aren’t many voters in Ohio’s 10th Congressional District that plan
to cast a symbolic Presidential vote next week for their Congressman, Dennis Kucinich. (What Ever!!)
But they are planning to reelect him to Congress, according to Public Policy Polling’s
newest survey.
Only 4% of voters in Ohio-10 plan to mark their ballots for Dennis Kucinich next week.
Hillary Clinton is by far the preferred candidate of voters in the district with 55%,
followed by Barack Obama at 31%.
Kucinich does though appear safe to ward off the challenge he is facing from four
challengers in the Democratic primary. Kucinich is currently at 55%, followed by
Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman at 29%. The other three candidates register
at 5% or lower.
“It looks like Dennis Kucinich made a prudent choice last month when he decided to go
home and campaign for reelection right before the South Carolina primary,” said Dean
Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “It’s evident from this poll that his
constituents don’t think much of his Presidential ambitions, but he has convinced them
that he’s still their best choice for Congress.”
While self identified Democrats intend to reelect Kucinich by a wide margin (59-26),
Republicans and independents who are planning to vote in the Democratic primary are
not as enamored with him. He trails Cimperman 45-34 with independent voters and has
just a 45-35 advantage with Republican voters.
PPP surveyed 470 likely Democratic primary voters on February 25th. The survey’s
margin of errors is +/-4.7%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and
weighting, may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify.
PPP will be out with a similar poll later this week in Ron Paul’s Congressional district,
looking at how his constituents view his Presidential campaign and what impact it is
having on his prospects for reelection to Congress.
Complete results are attached and can be found at www.publicpolicypolling.com.
If you have questions about this release or would like an interview regarding this release,
please contact Dean Debnam at (888) 621-6988 or 919-880-4888.
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Ohio_Release_022708.pdf