Fisher Pulls Away in Ohio Primary Race
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 28th, 2010 4:42 am by HL
Fisher Pulls Away in Ohio Primary Race
A new Quinnipiac poll finds Lee Fisher (D) has opened up a big lead over Jennifer Brunner (D) in the Democratic U.S. Senate race in Ohio, 41% to 24%.
Said Peter Brown: “Although anything can happen in politics, at this point the race appears to be his to lose. The obvious reason for Fisher opening up the race is that in the last weeks he has overwhelmed Ms. Brunner in television and radio advertising. Money may not buy happiness, but it sure can win elections. Of course, a third of likely voters say they remain undecided, but Ms. Brunner would have to win the vast, vast majority of them.”
Most Anti-incumbent Electorate Since 1994
The new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds less than a third of all voters say they are inclined to support their representatives in November.
“Dissatisfaction is widespread, crossing party lines, ideologies and virtually all groups of voters. Less than a quarter of independents and just three in 10 Republicans say they’re leaning toward backing an incumbent this fall. Even among Democrats, who control the House, the Senate and the White House, opinion is evenly divided on the question.”
However, those polled “also say they trust Obama over Republicans in Congress to deal with the economy, health care and, by a large margin, financial regulatory reform. And the president continues to get positive marks on his overall job performance, with, for the first time since the fall, a majority of independents approving.”
How the White House Wins by Losing
Senior White House officials tell the Washington Post that they are pleasantly “surprised” that Senate Republicans are still blocking consideration of bank reform legislation.
“Ahead of the first vote on Monday evening, the assumption inside the White House was that Republicans would back down and allow the debate to begin, said one top Obama adviser, who asked for anonymity to discuss White House strategy. The fact that they didn’t plays ‘right into their narrative.'”
“He called it a ‘proof point’ for the American people as they try to assess which party wants to stick it to Wall Street and which party is trying to protect the banks and institutions from new and onerous regulations if the legislation passes.”
Crist Likely to Launch Independent Bid
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to announce Thursday “that he will run as an independent candidate for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat,” the Miami Herald reports.
Multiple Republican sources tell the Washington Post that Crist “conducted a poll on Monday and Tuesday to test his viability as an independent and got numbers back that encouraged him that there was a path to victory running without any major party affiliation.”
