OH-GOV POLL: Kasich 49, Strickland 47

[jefferson_dem]

Gap closing between Kasich and Strickland, latest poll shows
The race has tightened since last month’s survey of likely voters in the November election.

By William Hershey, Columbus Bureau

Updated 11:42 PM Saturday, October 23, 2010

COLUMBUS — Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland and Republican John Kasich are in a neck-and-neck scramble in the governor’s race heading into the final week of campaigning, according to a new Dayton Daily News/Ohio Newspaper poll.

Their support is roughly even among likely voters: Kasich, 
49 percent; Strickland, 47 percent, with 5 percent undecided or backing another candidate.

The results are within the poll’s 3.3 percent margin of error and show a slight tightening of the race since the most recent Ohio Newspaper Poll was released Sept. 27. In that poll, Kasich led by four percentage points.

The Daily News and the seven other largest newspapers in Ohio commissioned the polls to examine voter attitudes in the final weeks of an election widely seen as critical to Ohio’s future.

With the race so close, the winner will be determined by which side does a better job of getting out the vote, said Eric Rademacher, co-director of the University of Cincinnati’s Institute for Policy Research, which did the poll for the newspapers. And on the enthusiasm quotient, he said, Kasich appears to have an edge.

“It’s a close race, but the dynamics, especially the advantage the Republicans have in turnout, still favor Kasich,” said Rademacher.

In the poll, 53 percent of Strickland backers said they might change their minds before Nov. 2, while 47 percent of Kasich supporters said they might switch.

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[rucky]

1. C'mon Ohio!

[samplegirl]

2. I can not even imagine my state...

stuck with Kasich. I've been working on this campaign and can only hope for this best.

[Thrill]

3. I guess this is why Pres Obama and VP Biden

Ate doing a joint here the last day.

[Honeycombe8]

4. They ate at a joint there?

:rofl:

I think I know what you mean, but it took a sec to figure it out.

[MidwestTransplant]

5. I can't believe the senate race is such a blowout in that state. Fisher must be a sucky candidate.

I mean he is running against Bush's BUDGET DIRECTOR.