Quinnipiac begins last rites for the Lee Fisher for Senate campaign in Ohio. Republican Rob Portman remains far ahead of Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, 55 – 36 percent among likely voters, in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today that shows the race unchanged from Portman’s 55 – 35 percent likely voter lead September 17. By a 44 – 33 percent margin, likely voters in Ohio want the Republicans to take control of the U.S. Senate after the November elections, the independent Quinnipiac University survey finds. Voters also want, 54 – 39 percent, their senator to oppose President Obama’s policies. Portman leads 93 – 3 percent among Republicans and 67 – 25 percent among independent voters, while Fisher carries Democrats 80 – 10 percent.
When your opponent ran for his last job by touting an ability to create jobs, and then failed to create any jobs… well, you end up with ads like this one for Rob Portman, Republican Senate candidate in Ohio: I look forward to the Lee Fisher ad entitled “Wait, Wait, Wait, I Get a Do-Over!” Jim Geraghty
Read the rest here:
Those Old Campaign Pledges Can Be a Pain
Ben Smith of Politico notices , “Ohio [Democrat] Senate candidate Lee Fisher is crossing that line as well, with a campaign fundraiser [the evening of September 11] at the home of a Mansfield City councilwoman, Ellen Hairing.
The Rob Portman for Senate campaign in Ohio sends this along: 2010 By the Numbers $8.8 million:
