A new Quinnipiac poll shows President Obama’s approval rating has dropped 13 points over the last two months in Ohio, a key battleground state with plenty of critical Congressional contests in 2010.
Obama now only holds a 49 percent approval rating, with 44 percent of voters disapproving. It’s his lowest approval rating in any Quinnipiac statewide poll taken since Obama’s inauguration. In May, Obama held a 62 percent approval rating in the Buckeye state.
Meanwhile, a 48 percent plurality of Ohio voters disapprove of the way Obama is handling the economy, with 46 percent approving. Two-thirds of Ohio voters are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the state.
"The economy in Ohio is as bad as anywhere in America. These numbers indicate that for the first time voters have decided that President Barack Obama bears some responsibility for their problems," said Quinnipiac pollster Peter Brown.
Those results should be concerning to Democratic Senate candidates Lee Fisher and Jennifer Brunner, both of whom are competing for the party’s nomination – likely against Republican Rob Portman. The poll showed Portman narrowing his deficits against both Democrats to low single-digits.
Fisher leads Portman by four points, 37 to 33 percent. Brunner leads Portman by just one point, 35 to 34 percent. In May, Fisher held a double-digit lead over Portman, and Brunner led Portman by eight points.
And Gov. Ted Strickland, who was one of the country's most popular chief executives, saw his approval rating drop to 46 percent in the Quinnipiac survey. He now barely leads former GOP congressman John Kasich, 43 to 38 percent. - Politico Story
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