Image Credit: Photo by Chris Kasson/Office of the Governor.
Ohio Voters Say Democrats Better Share Their Values
Zogby via BBSNews 2006-03-04 -- With Ohio Gov. Bob Taft's job approval numbers continuing as the worst in the nation, and with just over one in four (28%) giving incumbent Republican Sen. Mike DeWine good marks for his work in Washington, one of the nation's premiere swing states appears ready for a Democratic take-over, a new Wall Street Journal/Zogby Interactive poll shows.
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Governor Bob Taft shakes hands with Mark Wagoner (R-Toledo), after signing into law House Bill 478, which merges the University of Toledo with the Medical University of Ohio. Taft signed the bill during a ceremony at the University of Toledo on March 31, 2006.
Image Credit: Photo by Chris Kasson/Office of the Governor. |
Just 6% give Taft good marks for the job he is doing leading the state, the survey shows. In the Senate race, a head-to-head match-up against Democrat Sherrod Brown, the congressman from northeast Ohio who is giving up his seat to challenge Senator DeWine this year, Brown leads DeWine by a 46% to 37% margin.
Brown's margin over DeWine closely mirrors the sentiments of voters statewide, who said that, by a 43% to 35% margin, Democratic Party leaders more reflect their values than Republican Party leaders. Asked whether Democratic or Republican members of the Ohio congressional delegation more shared their values, respondents favored Democrats by a 42% to 37% margin.
| Ohio Senator |
9-21-05 |
10-31-05 |
1-13-06 |
3-27-06 |
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Brown (D) |
N/A |
40% |
41% |
46% |
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DeWine* (R) |
N/A |
37% |
37% |
37% |
The good news for Ohio Republicans: likely voters statewide said that, when they think about the national congressional leaders in both parties, 40% think Republicans more share their values, and 40% think Democrats more share their values. The balance of respondents were either not sure or said neither party's leaders reflect their values.
In the race for governor, both leading Democrats enjoyed leads over their Republican counterparts. Democratic Congressman Ted Strickland leads Republican Ken Blackwell, the secretary of state, by six points -- 47% to 41% -- and leads GOP state Attorney General James Petro, 46% to 31%.
Democrat Brian Flannery, a former state representative, holds small advantages over both Blackwell and Petro.
The Ohio GOP controls every statewide executive seat in the state, and controls six of the seven seats on the state Supreme Court. The Zogby Interactive poll, including 789 respondents, was conducted March 21-27. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.
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