OH-Quinnipiac: Gov. Strickland (D) in good shape against DeWine, Kasich

[Tender Branson]

2010 General Election:

Ted Strickland (D): 54%
Mike DeWine (R): 32%

Ted Strickland (D): 56%
John Kasich (R): 26%

2010 GOP Primary:

Mike DeWine: 37%
John Kasich: 22%
Kevin Coughlin: 3%

Favorable Ratings:

Strickland: 60% favorable, 19% unfavorable (+41)
DeWine: 45% favorable, 23% unfavorable (+22)
Kasich: 21% favorable, 6% unfavorable (+15)
Coughlin: 5% favorable, 3% unfavorable (+2)

Strickland Approval Rating:

63% Approve
25% Disapprove

From January 29 - February 2, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,127 Ohio voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. The survey includes 374 Republicans, with a margin of error of +/-5.1 percentage points.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1322.xml?ReleaseID=1257

[Lunar]

Yeah.... DeWine better stick to running for AG like I expect him to

[Reaganfan]

I'm expecting Strickland to win re-election.

[ex-Senator X]

Strickland is still very popular in Ohio, and probably unbeatable (barring a large unforeseeable event or scandal) 

[muon2]

Kasich's numbers show a large fraction who have no opinion on favorability. That suggests a lot of room for movement.

[Lunar]

Kasich's numbers show a large fraction who have no opinion on favorability. That suggests a lot of room for movement.

Of course, he's not going to get 26% haha, this isn't West Virginia.  That's obviously where the bulk of undecideds lie. 

But it's obvious Strickland is doing swimmingly

[Sheliak5]

Strickland is the perfect Democratic fit for this state. Just like Tim Ryan. He will win, and win easily.

[Aizen]

Kasich's numbers show a large fraction who have no opinion on favorability. That suggests a lot of room for movement.

are you insinuating that kasich has even a prayer at taking down popular governor ted strickland

[Lunar]

Kasich's numbers show a large fraction who have no opinion on favorability. That suggests a lot of room for movement.

are you insinuating that kasich has even a prayer at taking down popular governor ted strickland

No, he's saying that Kasich won't get 26%

[muon2]

Kasich's numbers show a large fraction who have no opinion on favorability. That suggests a lot of room for movement.

are you insinuating that kasich has even a prayer at taking down popular governor ted strickland

No, he's saying that Kasich won't get 26%

Thanks. Polls this far ahead are often not very useful. At best they give prospective challengers some idea of their name recognition. This poll looked like a perfect example of that.

[President Marokai]

Strickland is the perfect Democratic fit for this state.

Barely one?