Last week, Reuters-IPSOS set things straight on the Ohio Governor's race by showing Republican John Kasich beating incumbent Ted Strickland by nine points, 48-39. Today, Rasmussen confirms those numbers. Without leaners, Kasich leads by 8 at 48-40. Leaners included (which becomes more significant as we approach Election Day), Kasich leads by 10 at 52-42. Strickland's disapproval rating has risen to 56%. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/...
Rasmussen had Kasich only three points in the lead just two weeks ago, showing that the trend is dramatically in Kasich's favor.
Today's poll is most significant because the Ted-head contingent, led by blogger Brian Hester (a former Strickland staff aide) celebrated the validity of the August 4 poll and said it proved that Strickland had the momentum, with the race "even." Clearly that is not the case.