SurveyUSA June Governor Approvals

[Rowan]

PPP is going to bless us with some news Sunday night:

"We're going to be releasing another poll showing a Democratic Governor in more perilous shape for reelection next year than is the current conventional wisdom on Sunday night...not our favorite thing to do but we just put out the numbers whether we like them or not. We'll have the rest of the release for that state over the course of the week."

[Rowan]

Kasich is a "joke" Republican?

My money is on it being Strickland.

[Rowan]

PPP already polled Ritter a while back. I'm assuming they would want to poll something different. Also, PPP said they would release the rest of their poll throughout the week, so I'm assuming it's the senate race in Ohio. It's gotta be Strickland.

[Rowan]

With joke Republican I mean a currently weak candidate. Qunnipiac had him trailing Strickland 51-32 on May 6. Why should Kasich lead now ? Did Strickland have a sex-scandal or what ?

Because that was before Kasich was even officially in. I'm sure he's gotten plenty of coverage in Ohio since jumping in the race. Keep in mind too, that PPP had Portman leading in OH in their last poll while Quinnipiac has always shown the Dems up.

[Rowan]

PPP's previous poll of Ohio:

Strickland 45%
Kasich 39%

So, it wouldn't exactly be a 25-30 point swing.

[Rowan]

Or maybe it could be John Lynch?