Charlie Rose with Rahm Emanuel, Mort Zuckerman, Rob Portman & Mark Halperin; Christine Orban (October 5, 2004)
Election Addict (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
We're adding coverage of US Senate and gubernatorial elections one state at a time. Today: Ohio. OK, so I haven't nearly finished catching up on the last few days' stories on the existing races I'm blogging about, but I promised to introduce Ohio at the start of the week and I haven't yet, so it's time I did. Despite the competitive nature of the state, along with its size, the line-up of candidates...
1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
In a Quinnipiac University political poll of registered voters in Ohio, Republican Rob Portman has overtaken his Democratic rivals, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and Democratic Governor Ted Strickland is in a dead heat with Republican Challenger John Kasich at 40% support for each. Given the recent decline in President Barack Obama's numbers in Ohio and the relative surge...
Zandar Versus The Stupid (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Across the river in the Buckeye State, the economy is starting to take its toll on Ohio Dems in the upcoming 2010 Senate race to replace outgoing Republican George Voinovich. For the first time, both Dems in the race (Lt. Gov Lee Fisher and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner) find themselves trailing GOP businessman Rob Portman in a new Quinnipiac University poll. The same poll showed 53 percent of...
First Read (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
"The healthcare battle appears to be helping Republicans running for the Senate," The Hill notes. "Two Quinnipiac polls released Thursday show the leading GOP candidates in Connecticut and Ohio growing their leads. Former Rep. Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) leads Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), 49-38, and former Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has opened his first leads over two potential Democratic opponents."...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The 2010 midterms are just around the corner (sort of). Here's what's happening: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will announce her endorsement of Rep. Michael Capuano (D) in the Massachusetts Senate race today in Boston; former Rep. Rob Portman (R) has a small lead in Ohio's Senate race; former Rep. Rob Simmons (R) performs best in Connecticut's Senate race, besting incumbent Chris Dodd (D) 49-38, according...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
All in all, a fairly quiet day on the political trail. A few polls did get released today, the results of which will probably be mildly depressing for Democrats. CT-Sen: Dodd Takes Step Back According to Curious Q Poll While there is a little cause for optimism by digging into the numbers, the general tone of the new Quinnipiac poll out of Connecticut is pretty darned sour. After building his way...
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
For the first time, Rob Portman (R) is ahead of the two Democrats in the 2010 race for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat, according to a new Quinnipiac poll . Portman leads Jennifer Brunner (D), 38% to 34%, and tops Lee Fisher, 39% to 36%. Also for the first time, Ohio voters disapprove, by a 50% to 45% margin, of the job President Obama is doing. Said pollster Peter Brown: "The Democratic wave that swept...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
? FL-Sen : There's probably no good way to spin the firing of the head spinner: after weeks of unending bad press, Charlie Crist has decided the solution is to fire his long-time communication director, Erin Isaac. (Isaac contends that she left on her own, and the timing has nothing to do with Crist's collapse.) ? IL-Sen, OH-Sen : Two little-known, never-been-elected rich guys are going on the air...
CQ (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Ohio automobile dealer Tom Ganley is airing a statewide television ad to introduce himself to the Republican voters who will decide whether he or former Rep. Rob Portman should be the party nominee in a key open-seat Senate race next year.
Red State (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
It looks like US Senate Candidate Rob Portman will be forced to waste money fighting an ad war with primary opponent Tom Ganley. The Cleveland car dealer seems intent on spending millions of his own money despite little likelihood of winning. He has made his first ad buy as part of that strategy : Republican Senate candidate Tom Ganley , the car dealer from Cleveland who has said he will put up millions...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Toby Harnden writes : Sarah Palin roared and had a considerable impact in New York’s 23rd District, which the Democrat narrowly won. Trouble is for her that the result showed the limits of her appeal. There was no exit polling and so there is much supposition but it seems that her intervention energised conservatives but alienated centrists. Perhaps the national Republican who came out best was...
Third Base Politics (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
If you read political blogs, you know Daily Kos is the most influential liberal blog in the nation. And if you follow Ohio politics, this article couldn't help but capture your attention: Some of my favorite nuggets: [S]outheast Ohio shows as Kasich's third stongest region at 54-43 for Kasich. The southeast is Strickland's home base. It's where he grew up and held a congressional seat for eons. It's...
US News (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Sen. Jon Kyl, Rob Portman, and Rep. Eric Cantor are all on the list.
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Rob Portman is the Republican frontrunner in the Ohio Senate race. (CNN) – Republican Rob Portman, the former congressman and George W. Bush cabinet official now running for Senate in Ohio, finished the latest fundraising period with a big cash advantage over the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher. Portman raised $1.3 million in [...]
Red State (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
I have long argued that conservatives need to be strategic in their thinking when it comes to elections. While I will fully admit that balancing “the most electable” with “the most conservative” is rarely easy it is still a critical decision to make. “Throw all the bums out” is not a wise strategy for regaining the majority or implementing conservative policy. This...
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