Washington Post poll: Brown leads Mandel in Ohio Senate race
Source: Washington Post
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) holds a substantial lead over Republican challenger Josh Mandel with six weeks left until Election Day, according to a new Washington Post poll released Tuesday, giving Democrats some breathing room in a race where outside groups have put nearly $20 million toward defeating the incumbent.
Brown leads Mandel 53 percent to 41 percent among likely Ohio voters. Among registered Ohio voters, Mandel the state treasurer trails Brown 51 percent to 39 percent.
Browns level of support is nearly identical to President Obamas. But Mandels is a tick lower than Mitt Romneys. Among likely Ohio voters, Obama leads Mitt Romney 52 percent to 44 percent. Among registered voters, Obama enjoys a slightly wider 52 percent to 41 percent lead over Romney. The poll shows voters are less certain about their Senate choice than they are about their presidential preference.
Mandel runs behind Romney in a few key respects. Mandel earns the support of 85 percent of Republicans, compared to 91 percent for Romney. He is viewed favorably by 76 percent of all Republican voters, compared to 90 percent who hold a favorable opinion of the GOP presidential nominee. Mandel claims the support of 54 percent of white evangelical Christians who are likely to vote a subset of the electorate that generally favors Republicans a shade lower than 63 percent who support Romney.
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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/25/washington-post-poll-brown-leads-mandel-in-ohio-senate-race/
Great news! Especially after the flood of advertising from outside groups attacking Sherrod Brown.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)take a hike. It's the only antidote to the bottomless pit of money being thrown at our candidates.
liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)Not only would we get to keep one of the most progressive members of the Senate, but we would be able to stick it in the face of KKKarl Rove.
lebkuchen
(10,716 posts)Like MT.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)they don't use the L word, but the phrase "too dishonest" is tied unmistakably to Mandel. It probably helps that the little twit looks like a short, buzzcut Eddie Haskell.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)nanabugg
(2,198 posts)coffin. I hope their candidates lose big time!!! Just think where all that money goes...back to the hands of the greedy.
SunSeeker
(51,552 posts)He just shames that little ass-wipe running against him--who's losing despite a 4 to 1 money advantage.