Here is the latest internal polling memo from Strickland campaign pollster Diane Feldman with the newest results of their tracking poll which shows the Governor now leading by 4 points among likely voters.
Memo on Week 4 Track - SFG October 6
Our Week 4 tracking poll, conducted October 3-5, 2010, shows Governor Ted Strickland at 46 percent and Republican John Kasich at 42 percent, a 4-point lead for Strickland. The Strickland lead expands in the four-way vote as Kasich's unfavorable ratings have increased and those voters who do not support Strickland are increasingly open to alternatives. In the four-way vote, Strickland leads with 44 percent support while alternative candidates sap Kasich's support and leave him with just 37 percent. The Green and Libertarian candidates draw 2 percent each with 15 percent undecided.
Strickland's favorability ratings stand at 47 percent favorable and 40 percent unfavorable. For the first time in our polling, Kasich's unfavorable ratings exceed his favorable ratings. Currently, 34 percent of voters are unfavorable toward Kasich and only 32 percent are favorable.