Brown reopens Senate lead
2006-10-18
Source: Akron Beacon Journal
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rss feedIn a race once seen as one of the closest Senate contests in the country, two polls released Tuesday show U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown putting distance between himself and Republican incumbent Mike DeWine.
A poll sponsored by Quinnipiac University in Connecticut showed Brown leading 53 percent to 41 percent among likely Ohio voters.
A similar poll conducted by the University of Cincinnati -- the Ohio Poll -- finds Brown with a 7-percentage-point lead over DeWine, 52 to 45.
In September, the Quinnipiac poll showed a statistical tie: Brown had 45 percent to DeWine's 44 percent.
The change from Quinnipiac's September numbers to those in its poll conducted Oct. 10-15 resulted from Brown solidifying his support among Democrats and, more significantly, making big gains among independents.
In September, respondents who identified themselves as ``independent'' favored DeWine over Brown 43 percent to 40 percent. Less than a month later, those numbers had changed dramatically, with independents favoring Brown over DeWine by 58 percent to 34 percent.
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