OH-Gov: DeWine In

[BuckeyeNut]

Taylor humiliated herself in spectacular fashion a while back (I forget the details, but it had something to do with healthcare and was the reason she didn't run against Brown in 2012).  No one really takes her seriously anymore and her statewide career is probably over, tbh.  Husted vs. DeWine should be a primary fight for the ages.  Tiberi probably won't run for Senate (thankfully), as Stivers is all but in and the only way Mandel wins the primary is if both of those two run.  As for the Democratic bench, let's not exaggerate.  We don't even know who is running.  People thought we had no one to run against Portman and now that race is toss-up tilt D (and *could* easily be lean D by Election Day).

1: Whatever it was couldn't have been too bad. No one talks about whatever it was. (By no one, I mean The Dispatch, Enquirer, Plain Dealer.) And she's clearly become Kasich's preferred successor.
2: Stivers is running for Chairman of the NRCC. That's reason enough to rule out a Senate. Reasons for Tiberi to get in are plenty. (Though I am bullish on the idea.)
3: We may not know, but Ryan and Pillich are both ramping up. And talking behind closed doors.

1. I guess we'll see...

2. Not sure how I missed that.  Interesting. 

3. Ryan always ramps up.  Let's see what he actually ends up doing.

1. Indeed.

2. Yep. For those interested.

3: Fair. As you say, we'll see. (I stand by the refugee flip-flop observation.)

[rpryor03]

I mean, we all thought his "change of heart" on Abortion was a step for challenging Portman this year.

[Kingpoleon]

Kasich's approval is down 5% from its peak:
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However, if I remember correctly, Quinnipiac does have a D+5ish bias.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Kasich's approval is down 5% from its peak:
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However, if I remember correctly, Quinnipiac does have a D+5ish bias.

No, Quinnipiac tends to have overly Republican-leaning samples.

[Kingpoleon]

That's it. I was thinking of another one(maybe PPP?).

[Heisenberg]

That's it. I was thinking of another one(maybe PPP?).

That's the one. Their samples are generally D+1 or so, and their managers are Democrats. But despite being labeled as a partisan organization by some, when they do their own polls (not ones sponsored by left-won't organizations, but their own), they still seem pretty good and accurate. I still trust them, and frequently give them suggestions. I like how they listen to their readers when suggesting poll questions.