Ohio Senate Race: Hackett 42% DeWine 41%

[Moloch]

November 16, 2005--Add Mike DeWine to the list of incumbent Senators facing a major challenge in his bid for re-election. He's not in as much trouble as Rick Santorum, but he may be comparing notes with Jim Talent.

A Rasmussen Reports Election 2006 poll finds DeWine trailing challenger Paul Hackett by a single point, 42% to 41%. Five percent (5%) say they'd vote for someone else while 12% are undecided.

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Hackett, less well known, is viewed favorably by 33% and unfavorably by 29%. However, a plurality (38%) have no opinion of Hackett at this time.

http://rasmussenreports.com/2005/Ohio%20Senate%20Nov%2016.htm
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I think once voters get to know Hackett better they will like him a whole lot more than DeWine.

Go Hackett!

[JohnnyCougar]

1. It is important to note that this is a Rasmussen poll.

Which means the real results are:

Hackett 45%
DeWine 38%

[Moloch]

3. Yeah.. I wish Zoghby would update his polls more often...

so I don't have to go by GOP-hack Rasmussen

[HillDem]

2. If he can get the kind of support

in the red counties he did in the special election, he could win in a landslide.

Plus I think he can actually attack Dewine from the right on guns, which would win him some more votes

[Marr]

4. Ohio? He's already won.

It's all over but the counting in Ohio, and they'll "take care of the counting".

Seriously- the only way Hackett can win in Ohio is if he's got a very large lead. They'll steal it if it's at all close.

[AndyTiedye]

10. They'll Steal It Even if Hackett is Ahead By 30 Points. This is Ohio.

Look at what they did with the referenda last week.

[BeatleBoot]

5. Less Than 50% for an incumbent isn't good for DeWine

But its still way too early for polls.....

I like Hackett, too.

[AtLiberty]

6. DeWine's ace in his pocket?

Diebold

[Mass]

7. That's good news

Why did they not poll Brown? Is he out of the race?

[KamaAina]

8. Time for DeWine to break out the ads with Hackett munching on roast babies

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

oh, excuse me, I mean for "Citizens for Responsible Government in the Buckeye State who have Absolutely No Ties to the DeWine Campaign So Stop Saying That, Mike DeWine Jr., Treasurer" to break out the ads...

[AndyTiedye]

9. Too Bad it's Ohio

Final polling Hackett 55, Vonovich 45.
By the time Blackwell gets through changing votes, Vonovich 70, Hacket 30.

[jim3775]

11. Why didn't they poll how Brown would do against DeWine?

Edit: Is sherrod even in the race? I cant keep track of all the OH-SEN happenings.

[Selatius]

12. The closeness of the race increases the real potential of FRAUD

There have got to be poll monitors in place for the elections and an auditable paper trail that can be verified by the voter and the authorities as well. We need somebody like the Carter Center monitoring the elections. They did good work down in Venezuela. I'd trust people like them.