Brown Leads All Challengers in Ohio
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 19th, 2011 4:37 am by HL
Brown Leads All Challengers in Ohio
A new Quinnipiac poll in Ohio finds Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) leading each of his possible Republican challengers.
Brown leads Ken Blackwell (R), 44% to 35%, tops Josh Mandel (R), 45% to 31%, and beats Kevin Coughlin (R), 44% to 28%.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “Brown obviously begins the campaign with a strong lead against any Republican. But he is not necessarily home free. He is unable to get 50 percent against any of the three potential challengers, which is the dividing line for incumbents who are overwhelmingly favored for re-election.”
IMF Chief Resigns Amid Sex Scandal
The New York Times reports that Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as the head of the International Monetary Fund “after explosive allegations that he had sexually attacked a cleaning lady in a midtown Manhattan hotel room.”
“Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s extramarital affairs have long been considered an open secret. But the legal charges against him — which include attempted rape, forced oral sex and an effort to sequester another person against her will — are of an entirely different magnitude, even in France and elsewhere in continental Europe, where voters have generally shown more lenience than Americans toward the sexual behavior of prominent politicians, most notably the sexual escapades of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy.”
Quote of the Day
“Well, maybe I ought to back him, because it would be an opportunity to show that people that don’t have charisma can be elected president.”
— Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), quoted by the Sioux City Journal, on Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R).
