Brown pulls ahead of DeWine
2006-10-17
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
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rss feedTwo new polls out this morning show Democrats leading at the top of the ticket: Ted Strickland for governor and Sherrod Brown for senator.
Brown, a Democrat, was favored by 53 percent of voters surveyed in The Quinnipiac University Poll conducted Oct. 10-15, compared to 41 percent who favored DeWine. The same poll found a statistical tie in the race in September.
The survey of 901 likely Ohio voters, conducted by phone, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points. The survey includes 272 self-described white evangelical Christians, with a margin of error of 5.9 percent.age points.
In an Ohio Poll released this morning, Brown led DeWine by 7 points. Strickland led Republican Ken Blackwell by 14 points.
The Ohio Poll of 526 likely voters was conducted Oct. 8 through 14. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.
As the scandal involving former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley's illicit e-mails to underage pages has unfolded, DeWine's support declined among white evangelical Christians, from a 63-27 percent advantage in September to 57-37 percent today.
The survey also found the percentage of likely Ohio voters who disapprove of the job President Bush is doing rose from 55 percent to 57 percent during the month, with 52 percent now saying they would like to see Democrats take over both houses of the Congress.
That sentiment appears to be affecting DeWine, said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
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