Rasmussen's Ohio Polling Update

Rasmussen: Kasich 48 - Strickland 44

Rasmussen: Portman 57 - Fisher 33

These two polls are the ones that Mark was called for... And the results are about as I expected. I think Republicans for Strickland are about to be disappointed by their hero as any incumbent that can't make it to 50 this close is in dire trouble. Of course, anything can happen...this one is close enough, they could probably cheat.

They won't be able to cheat in the Senate race. Portman has run a fantastic political campaign and deserves to take the win. While I might have wished to hear more from Rob on what sort of Senator he would be, he clearly has done the work needed to win statewide. Plus, he was able to spread the wealth from his campaign war chest for down-ticket races as well. All around a pretty solid effort by Team Portman.

CHARTS: US Senate (OH)

Source: Rasmussen Reports

September 27, 2010

51% -- Rob Portman (R)

42% -- Lee Fisher (D)

1% -- Some Other Candidate

6%  --  Not Sure

September 13, 2010

49% -- Rob Portman (R)

41% -- Lee Fisher (D)

2% -- Some Other Candidate

8%  --  Not Sure

August 30, 2010

44% -- Rob Portman (R)

39% -- Lee Fisher (D)

7% -- Some Other Candidate

11%  --  Not Sure

August 16, 2010

45% -- Rob Portman (R)

37% -- Lee Fisher (D)

5% -- Some Other Candidate

13%  --  Not Sure

August 2, 2010

44% -- Rob Portman (R)

40% -- Lee Fisher (D)

5% -- Some Other Candidate

11%  --  Not Sure

July 19, 2010

45% -- Rob Portman (R)

39% -- Lee Fisher (D)

5% -- Some Other Candidate

11%  --  Not Sure

June 29, 2010

43% -- Rob Portman (R)

39% -- Lee Fisher (D)

4% -- Some Other Candidate

13%  --  Not Sure

June 3, 2010

43% -- Rob Portman (R)

43% -- Lee Fisher (D)

4% -- Some Other Candidate

10%  --  Not Sure

May 5, 2010

42% -- Rob Portman (R)

43% -- Lee Fisher (D)

4% -- Some Other Candidate

11%  --  Not Sure

March 30, 2010

43% -- Rob Portman (R)

38% -- Lee Fisher (D)

4% -- Some Other Candidate

14%  --  Not Sure

March 4, 2010

44% -- Rob Portman (R)

39% -- Lee Fisher (D)

5% -- Some Other Candidate

12%  --  Not Sure

February 5-6, 2010

43% -- Rob Portman (R)

39% -- Lee Fisher (D)

5% -- Some Other Candidate

13%  --  Not Sure

Favorables:

Portman

31% -- Very Favorable

26% -- Somewhat Favorable

17% -- Somewhat Unfavorable

14% -- Very Unfavorable

13% -- Not sure



Fisher

21% -- Very Favorable

24% -- Somewhat Favorable

19% -- Somewhat Unfavorable

26% -- Very Unfavorable

10% -- Not sure


Analysis:

Rob Portman finally reaches the magic number of 50% in a race that should have been a no contest for months.  Team Portman is making the right arguments so I think it is coming down to who the voters believe more and so far it looks like Portman is winning that particular race.  Fisher has run an absolutely awful race and Portman still looks to going for the tiara in this beauty contest.



PORTMAN AD: "Jobs Czar"

Title: JOB CZAR
Script:

Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher: I have spent years on the ground working to save and create jobs.

On Screen: Lt. Governor Lee Fisher

Announcer: Really? Creating Jobs?

On Screen: Really? Creating Jobs?

Announcer: Lt. Governor Fisher was Ohio’s number one official in charge of creating jobs.

On Screen: Official In Charge Of Job Creation

Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher: As the lead point person in our administration saving and creating jobs.

On Screen: Lead Point Person

Announcer: What Jobs?

On Screen: What Jobs?

Announcer: Under Lee Fisher Ohio has lost nearly 400,000 jobs, with a record number going to other states.
On Screen: Nearly 400,000 Jobs Lost
Announcer: Rob Portman, he’s got a jobs plan to get Ohio working again.
On Screen: Paid For By Portman For Senate Committee
Rob Portman: I’m Rob Portman and I approve this message.
On Screen: Rob Portman for US Senate
Backup:

Lt. Gov. Fisher Served As The Director Of Ohio’s Department Of Development. (Fisher For Ohio Website, www.fisherforohio.com, Accesed 9/2/10)
The Objective Of The Ohio Department Of Development Is To Attract And Create Jobs. “The Ohio Department of Development works to attract, create, grow, and retain businesses through competitive incentives and meaningful, targeted investments.” (The Ohio Department Of Development Website, www.odod.state.oh.us, Accessed 3/15/10)
· The Ohio Department Of Development Serves To Promote “Economic Growth, Creates Employment Opportunities, And Retains Employment By Using A Combination Of State And Federal Funds, Tax Credits, Tax Incentives, And Interaction With Other State Agencies.” “The Department of Development promotes economic growth, creates employment opportunities, and retains employment by using a combination of state and federal funds, tax credits, tax incentives, and interaction with other state agencies. The department administers funding for community development and housing programs, electric utility service payment assistance, home weatherization and energy conservation, international trade, technology and economic development, minority business, workforce training, and travel and tourism. The department also provides funding for public infrastructure improvements and for private capital investments that create employment opportunities or retain employees. With approximately 455 employees and six international trade offices, the department has an annual budget of approximately $1.2 billion, of which approximately 72 percent is distributed through loans and grants.” (Ohio Office Of Budget And Management Website, Executive Budget FY 2008/2009, http://obm.ohio.gov/ , Accessed 8/18/09)
Fisher Said That He Should Be Held Accountable For Benchmarks Such As Job Creation. “Ohioans should hold him to his promise to take an aggressive approach to helping businesses locate in the state or expand operations already here. Benchmarks such as job creation, per-capita income and Ohioans holding college degrees will be used to measure the state's performance, Fisher said.” (Editorial, “Added Responsibility,” The Columbus Dispatch, 12/2/06)
Since Fisher Assumed Office In January Of 2007, Ohio Has Lost Nearly 400,000 Jobs. According to The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Ohio has lost 388,700 jobs from January 2007 until July 2010, the most recent numbers available. (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, http://data.bls.gov, Accessed 7/26/10)
From The First Quarter 2004, When Movement Of Work Data First Became Available, Through The Fourth Quarter Of 2006, Ohio Lost 2682 Jobs To Other States, Or 223.5 Jobs Per Quarter. (Ohio Department Of Jobs And Family Services, Ohio Labor Market Information, Mass Layoff Statistics Quarterly Reports, http://lmi.state.oh.us)
From The First Quarter 2007 Through The First Quarter Of 2010, The Most Recent Available Data, Ohio Lost 5215 Jobs To Other States, Or 401.2 Jobs Per Quarter. (Ohio Department Of Jobs And Family Services, Ohio Labor Market Information, Mass Layoff Statistics Quarterly Reports, http://lmi.state.oh.us/)
Since 2007, 6.2 Times As Many Jobs Have Moved From Ohio To Other States As Have Moved Overseas. (Ohio Department Of Jobs And Family Services, Ohio Labor Market Information, Mass Layoff Statistics Quarterly Reports, http://lmi.state.oh.us/)
Lt. Gov. Fisher Wants To Take His Experience Creating Jobs To Washington D.C.: “I want to take my experience here on the ground in Ohio — saving manufacturing jobs, helping start new businesses, and creating the new clean energy jobs of the future — to Washington to work to create jobs and provide economic security for all of our families.” (Fisher For Ohio Website, http://www.fisherforohio.com/jobs, Accessed 7/23/10)
Rob Portman Has A Plan To Create Ohio Jobs. “It’s time for new leadership and new ideas to turn things around and chart a path to prosperity for our great state. Ohioans are suffering through the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. Since the Strickland-Fisher Administration took office in January 2007, and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher became Jobs Czar, Ohio has lost nearly 400,000 jobs and our unemployment rate has more than doubled. Even for those who are working, paychecks are not stretching as far as they used to, and the value of homes and retirement accounts have declined, putting more pressure on working families. We are at a moment of truth for Ohio. Now is the time for bold action and decisions to turn things around.” (Portman For Senate Website, www.robportman.com, Accessed 7/27/10)
“The Portman Plan For Ohio Jobs Offers Specific Proposals To Get Ohio And Our Nation Back On The Path To Prosperity. The Plan Consists Of Six Pillars:

Supporting Ohio Workers

Helping Small Businesses Succeed

Strengthening the Environment for Job Creation

Reforming Financial Regulations to Hold Wall Street Accountable

Healing the Economy by Reducing the Deficit

Getting Directly Involved in Economic Development”

(Portman For Senate Website, www.robportman.com, Accessed 7/27/10)

Next Senator From...Illinois?

QUESTION: How do you know your campaign’s in trouble?

ANSWER: When the leader of your party – whom you’ve personally asked for help – calls you the next junior senator from … Illinois.



  

POTUS44 is confused again. Is Parma in the 57th state?

As Bugs would say, "What a maroon."

UPDATE:  You know, I'd let a slip up like this pass if I thought that our liberal friends would accept the fact that their guy isn't The One that they say he is...

What offends me even more is this bit...

QUESTION: How do you know when POTUS 44 is lying?

ANSWER: His lips are moving...

POTUS44: "Republicans haven't offered any spending cuts."

MATT: Uhh...Mr. POTUS44, I'd like to direct your attention to these spending cuts proposed by Congressional Republicans.  Now kindly stop lying to the American people.

QOTD: Team Portman on Fisher and 2nd Stimulus

Quote of the Day:

“Even though the first stimulus bill failed to create jobs here in Ohio, Lt. Gov. Fisher has been an enthusiastic cheerleader for all of Washington’s big-government spending sprees. Ohio’s lost more than 130,000 jobs since the first stimulus was enacted, but we fully expect Lt. Governor Fisher to be in lockstep with his Democratic leadership in support of more spending, just like he would be if he was sent to the Senate. Ohio needs a candidate who understands we can’t spend our way to prosperity, we need to create an environment that will spur private sector job growth.” – Jessica R. Towhey, Portman for Senate Press Secretary

Portman Appears Headed in Right Direction

Not to rile up my good friend Tom Blumer of BizzyBlog.com, but he might want to look at this post again...

Cook Political Report just shifted the OH-SEN race to "Leans Republican."

Real Clear Politics and TPM PollTracker are showing trend lines that look good for Rob Portman.

Don't get me wrong, Team Portman, I still think Tom makes some very valid and important points though... Even Blumer thinks Portman will coast to a win, but I think we could and should be seeing a blow out instead of this close race.

At any rate, this ought to make the TIB All Stars Show THAT much more interesting this weekend... :)

Another Really Bad Week for Lee Fisher

Rob Portman sucked all the jobs out of Ohio according to Lee Fisher. PolitiFact calls that FALSE.

Oops.

More bad news for Fisher and his fellow Ohio Democrats come from one of their polling firms:

We'll start rolling out our Ohio poll results tomorrow but there's one finding on the poll that pretty much sums it up: by a 50-42 margin voters there say they'd rather have George W. Bush in the White House right now than Barack Obama.

Independents hold that view by a 44-37 margin and there are more Democrats who would take Bush back (11%) than there are Republicans who think Obama's preferable (3%.)

Ouch! That's gotta hurt!

DSCC Not Fighting for Fisher

In my morning rounds, I caught a Facebook post from our good friend Kyle Sisk (get his insights via Twitter) that I think rings true regarding the level of interest the DSCC has in Lee Fisher's tilting at windmills:

The DSCC takes sides. They just do. If a candidate & his/her campaign team have a schism the DSCC takes sides. They do not support both. That would send a terrible message & promote dissension in the ranks.

If the DSCC was "for" Lee then when he fires staff or they leave in the heat of the campaign said staffers would have a hard time finding work on a campaign for city council in Decatur...they would not land softly in a more high profile US Senate race in KY for Jack Conway. To me, ousted Fisher staffers landing in even better jobs after leaving Lee & Peggy Zone's version of "The Titanic" is "exhibit a" that the DSCC is not in this race.

This might be one of this situations where we read ourselves in to the actions of our "enemies" but I don't think that is the case here.

The sheer number of castoffs from the Fisher campaign is amazing enough on its own, but the fact that so many of these people wind up getting better gigs really is a story worth noting. while it may appear to be just a footnote in 527 Media stories, Kyle has a point that the real story very well could be that this signals a level of disinterest on the part of the DSCC.

Who can blame them really? The Fisher for Senate campaign has been a disaster from Day One and not just for Lee. Although, Governor Strickland has fared better thus far, Fisher's roles as Lieutenant Governor and Ohio's Job Czar has been a harbinger hanging around Strickland's neck as well. The Ohio Democratic Party may have backed Fisher in the primary against Jennifer Brunner, but one has got to think they may have buyer's remorse now since Lee Fisher's fund raising efforts have been lackluster (and that is being generous).

All in all, that the DSCC hasn't blacklisted these staffers is a sure sign of the campaign arm being not willing to fight for Fisher.

DDN Obliterates Another Fisher Talking Point

In an article about Sen. "Charade" Brown and his "views" on manufacturing, the DDN accidentally blow up an argument that I have to think Lee Fisher wanted to make against Rob Portman.

Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Brown is convinced the U.S. is losing its manufacturing edge to foreign competitors. He ritually complains about “job-killing trade agreements” championed by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

He sees a plummeting number of manufacturing jobs and argues that “since 1987, manufacturing’s share of (gross domestic product) has declined more than 30 percent.”

The problem for Brown -- and Fisher -- is that the position doesn't stand up to scrutiny:

At Thursday’s hearing, a key witness said — in very polite terms, and without mentioning Brown by name — that the senator may be basing his arguments on a series of flawed assumptions.

“When discussing the health of the manufacturing sector, one major issue is whether we should be taking into account the number of people employed in the sector or looking at the amount of output created in manufacturing,” testified William A. Strauss, senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. “Interestingly, each leads to the opposite conclusion about the strength of manufacturing in the United States.”

Strauss ticked off one statistic after another that shows the U.S. remains a manufacturing powerhouse. The nation’s factories, he testified, are just more efficient.

He said that between 1950 and 2007, manufacturing output in the U.S. increased by 600 percent. Yet the nation today has only 14 million manufacturing jobs, roughly the same number as 1950.

How can this be?

Strauss pointed to automation and increased worker productivity, telling the subcommittee that 184 workers in 2009 produced as much as 1,000 workers did in 1950.

He explained that worker productivity is the main reason why manufacturing’s share of gross domestic product has declined by pointing out that “the greater efficiency of the manufacturing sector afforded either a slower increase or an outright decline in the prices of this sector’s goods.”

“This allowed manufactured goods to be less costly to consumers and led to the manufacturing sector’s declining share of GDP,” Strauss testified.

However, I don't think this will stop Brown or Fisher from their strategy...

VIDEO: Lee Fisher's Bad Bad Week

UPDATE: Speaking of Lee Fisher, here is Rob Portman's latest TV ad:

Now THAT is a fantastic ad. Team Kasich, please take note of it.

Fisher's Air Campaign in Class War?

I had a source email in saying that they saw Lee Fisher taping a commerical late last week. Near as we can tell, Lee thinks he is running in 2008 against George W. Bush because he's laying on the class warfare tactics pretty thick. There will even be a "Golden Lamb" reference...

As usual, Ohio Democrats are still using an old playbook. I guess I can't blame them, it worked for them in '06 and '08. The problem is that it has been 4 long years of Ohio Democrat control of this state and I don't think the voters are going to fall for this again when we've lost 400,000 jobs and we have a huge problem with the budget that Lee and Governor StrickTaft have ignored.

I guess we'll just have to see...

Portman Blasts Brunner and Fisher On Their Support of Cap and Tax

Release:

Marion, OH - Following a tour today of Nucor Steel mill and meetings with Nucor employees yesterday, U.S. Senate candidate Rob Portman criticized Congress' plan to impose a cap-and-trade energy tax that will punish Ohio's working families, factories and small businesses. Portman also criticized both Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.

"Congress has failed to provide any meaningful help for Ohioans suffering through this historic economic crisis. Instead, Washington continues to pursue an agenda of record deficits, higher taxes and other job-killing proposals. Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner blindly support one of Washington's biggest job-killers for Ohio like the cap-and-trade energy tax.

"The cap and trade energy bill that has already passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and is being debated in the Senate will be devastating for Ohio's workers and small businesses. Ohio is particularly hard hit because 86 percent of us get our electricity from coal, and Ohio has more energy intensive manufacturers who would be subject to these new costly regulations. The cap-and-trade proposal will raise energy costs for all working families and increase the cost of many goods and services as businesses are forced to pass higher energy costs onto consumers. This will lead to more job losses at a time when Ohio's unemployment rate is the highest it's been in 27 years.

"Unfortunately both Lt. Governor Fisher and Secretary Brunner enthusiastically support Washington's wrongheaded energy policy. Rather than levy a job-killing cap and trade tax on the kind of energy Ohio depends on we should aggressively use renewable energy, nuclear power, clean-coal technology, lower-emission natural gas and conservation in a way that leads to a cleaner environment, less foreign oil and more jobs in Ohio. We can deal with these climate issues without hurting Ohio working families and sacrificing jobs in a bad economy."

Portman made his remarks during a visit to NUCOR Steel in Marion, Ohio. NUCOR employs 253 people in Ohio and has a production capacity that exceeds 26 million tons, making it the largest producer of steel in the United States. Nucor is also the world's foremost steel recycler and one of the largest recyclers of any kind.

"Nucor Steel is concerned that this cap and trade bill will result in dramatically higher prices for all types of energy and hamper our global competitiveness because other countries like China and Brazil are not legislating against their manufacturers and as a result jobs will move off shore to those countries where more CO2 will be emitted," said David Sumoski, Vice President and General Manager of Nucor Steel Marion. Sumoski noted that the domestic steel industry in the US has already lowered CO2 emissions 30% since 1990 by using state of the art electric furnace technology that was pioneered by Nucor.

Sumoski continued, "Rob Portman understands that higher energy costs would have a devastating impact on local manufacturers and will lead to more job losses in Ohio. His opposition to cap and trade demonstrates his understanding of the challenges facing the steel industry and manufacturers during this tough economy."

Cap and Trade is Expensive to Ohio Families and Businesses

· Higher energy prices would have ripple impacts on prices throughout the economy and would impose a financial cost on Ohio families. According to the National Association of Manufacturing, Ohio would see disposable household income reduced by $133 to $261 per year by 2020 and $873 to $1,419 by 2030 because of increased energy costs. (http://www.accf.org/media/docs/nam/2009/Ohio.pdf)

· A study of Waxman-Markey issued by the National Black Chamber of Commerce found that retail electricity rates will increase increase by 12% (1.3 cents per kWh) relative to 2015 levels, by 24% (2.7 cents per kWh) in 2030, and by 48% (5.8 cents per kWh) in 2050. (http://www.nationalbcc.org/images/stories/documents/CRA_Waxman-Markey_Aug2008_Update_Final.pdf)

· The Energy Information Administration (EIA), which is the government agency responsible for providing official energy statistics, concluded that cap-and-trade could result in up to 2.3 million fewer jobs in 2030 and 800,000 fewer manufacturing jobs in 2030, after including new green jobs. (http://eia.doe.gov/oiaf/servicerpt/hr2454/excel/hr2454nibiv.xls)

· EPA estimates the House bill would cost the average household 22 cents to 30 cents per day, or $80 to $111 per year in energy costs. (http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090623/hr2454_epasummary.pdf)

· The Congressional Budget Office projected a cost of 48 cents per day for the average household in 2020 ($175 per year). (http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090623/hr2454_epasummary.pdf)

Cap and Trade will Cost Ohio More Jobs

· The National Black Chamber of Commerce commissioned a study that concluded cap-and-trade would result in approximately 1.5 million fewer jobs in 2015 and 3.6 million fewer jobs in 2050, after new green jobs were considered. (http://www.nationalbcc.org/images/stories/documents/CRA_Waxman-Markey_Aug2008_Update_Final.pdf)

· The National Association of Manufacturing estimates that under Waxman-Markey, Ohio jobs decline by 79,700 under "low cost" scenarios and by 108,600 under "high cost" scenarios. The primary cause of job loss is due to lower output because of higher energy prices, the cost of complying with emissions reductions, and greater competition from overseas manufacturers with lower energy costs. (http://www.accf.org/media/dynamic/3/media_387.pdf)

· The National Association of Manufacturing estimate that high energy prices, fewer jobs, and loss of industrial output will reduce Ohio's gross state product (GSP) by between $1.3 and $2.3 billion per year by 2020 and $13.9 and $18.9 billion by 2030. (http://www.accf.org/media/docs/nam/2009/Ohio.pdf)

Cap and Trade is Anti-Competitive

· Ohio's major economic sectors will be affected by emission caps. According to the National Manufacturing Association, Ohio's current two largest sectors-chemical manufacturing and transportation manufacturing-show decreases in output of 6.1% to 6.7% and 8.0% to 8.5%, respectively in 2030. (http://www.accf.org/media/docs/nam/2009/Ohio.pdf)

· All Ohio manufacturing sectors will suffer output losses of between 5.4% and 6.0% by 2030, while output from energy intensive sectors falls between 10.7% and 11.7%. (http://www.accf.org/media/docs/nam/2009/Ohio.pdf)

· Ohio's coal production would fall between 70.5% and 76.8% and electricity production would fall by 15.1% to 18.6% by 2030. These continued losses will have a lasting effect on the economic base of Ohio. (http://www.accf.org/media/docs/nam/2009/Ohio.pdf)

NRSC on Ohio Job Czar's Spat with Jenny Brunner

The Democrat candidates seeking the right to lose to Rob Portman in November had a "debate" today according to the columbus Dispatch.  Here is a highlight:

Brunner went first and asked Fisher why he remained as lieutenant governor but resigned as development director in February 2009, when the state was reeling with job losses and other economic problems during the recession.

"Can you explain why it is that you abandoned the state of Ohio at a time you were needed most?" Brunner asked.

Fisher joked that in legal terms, that was a leading question. But he rejected the suggestion, saying he was proud of his record and that federal policies have been undercutting state efforts and need to be changed.

Here is a response from the NRCC's Amber Marchand:

“Apparently Lee Fisher is ‘proud’ of the hundreds of thousands of jobs that have been lost under his watch as Ohio’s Jobs Czar and he’s ‘proud’ of the state’s skyrocketing unemployment rate? While Ohio was hemorrhaging jobs, Lee Fisher was too focused on vying for a promotion than to bother paying attention to the people in his state who were struggling to make ends meet. Fisher is pointing fingers instead of taking responsibility for his failed record, but voters in the Buckeye State will hold him accountable for ignoring the Ohio’s economic development on Election Day.”

Zinger...

CHARTS: US Senate (Ohio)

Source: Rasmussen Reports

Dates: 1) 9/25/2009 2) 12/7/2009 3) 1/12/2010 4) 2/5/2010 5) 3/4/2010 6) 3/30/2010

ORP Chair Calls on Fisher and Brunner to Refuse Special Interest Donations

Release:

(Columbus) - Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine called on Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Lee Fisher and Jennifer Brunner to denounce and refuse a massive, multi-million dollar investment in the 2010 election by the AFL-CIO, one of nation's largest special interest groups.

Fisher and Brunner recently condemned a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lifts a ban on political spending by corporations and unions, saying it will bring an onslaught of "negative, hyperbolic ads" and undermine a core American value that "voters, not special-interest groups, should decide elections."
"If they're so opposed to special interest groups trying to influence Ohio's elections, then I'm sure they won't have a problem calling on the AFL-CIO to put their money somewhere else," said DeWine.
The labor union recently announced plans to spend upwards of $53 million this year by rolling out its "biggest political campaign ever." According to news reports, Ohio is one of six states to be targeted by the labor union, with funding directed at congressional races.
"They can't have it both ways," DeWine added. "Lee Fisher and Jennifer Brunner want to condemn special interest spending on the one hand while using the other hand to give their allies a big thumbs up," Dewine added. "If they think this type of spending is so destructive, they should denounce it and tell these groups to spend their money elsewhere. My guess is we're just seeing another example of Democrats saying one thing and doing another."

CHARTS: Ohio's US Senate Race

Source: Rasmussen Reports

Dates: 1) 9/25/2009 2) 12/7/2009 3) 1/12/2010 4) 2/5/2010 5) 3/4/2010

CHARTS: US Senate Race (Ohio)

SOURCE: Rasmussen Reports

1: 9/25/2009

2: 12/7/2009

3: 1/12/2010

4: 2/05/2010

CHARTS: US Senate - Ohio

These are tracking charts of the numbers from the Rasmussen Reports polls in the US Senate race for Ohio.

Dates of Polls:

1 - 9/25/2009
2 - 12/7/2009
3 - 1/12/2010

Team Portman on Lee Fisher's Fundraising Numbers

Statement:

COLUMBUS, OH - Portman for Senate Press Secretary Jessica R. Towhey released the following statement today regarding Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher's 4th quarter fundraising numbers:

"Ohio Job Czar Lee Fisher today released fundraising numbers that continue to show his campaign is struggling. While our report is not yet finished, it will show that our campaign once again has very significantly outraised him by improving on our efforts last quarter."

Fisher Disses Brunner

CityBeat has a very entertaining story about the Hamilton County Democratic Women’s Caucus and their "debate" in which Lee Fisher plays the part of arrogant tool.

Both Fisher and Brunner were invited, but Fisher insisted on changing the format so that the candidates for the right to lose to Rob Portman wouldn't appear on the stage in front of the audience together.

Officially, the Hamilton Women agreed with Fisher's demands, but now some of them are speaking out anyway. Lesson for Fisher: female Democrats won't keep your secrets.