New poll shows Strickland with 21 point lead

Released on the heels of a Rasmussen Reports poll showing a 19 point lead for Congressman Ted Strickland in the Ohio Governor's race, a Quinnipiac University poll shows Strickland has a commanding 21 point over Republican Ken Blackwell.

"Rep. Strickland's lead is solid and uniform. He is ahead among men and women and the critical independent voters. And his supporters are more likely to say they won't change their mind than are Secretary of State Blackwell's," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

From September 11 - 17, Quinnipiac University surveyed 876 Ohio likely voters, with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points. The survey includes 260 self- described white evangelical Christians, with a margin of error of 6.1 percent.  Bush won Ohio with 76% of support from white evangelical Christians in 2004, according to Quinnipiac.  Blackwell only receives 53% of support from white evagelicals, a normally overwhelmingly Republican voting bloc.

As a side note, the topic of discussion on 610WTVN AM this evening was Rep. Bob Ney and the new polling numbers.  In one hilarious call, a Blackwell supporter tried to explain the poll numbers showing Strickland ahead were bunk.  Expressing contempt for the Quinnipiac poll of "only" 876 Ohio voters, he exclaimed that "anyone" could gather 800 people and convince 400 of them to strip naked and smoke marijuana. 

The Blackwell supporter really said that.  What that proves and how that debunks poll after poll after poll showing Strickland with double-digit leads is beyond me.  Probably just some weird Republican fetish.

Comments

[wow]

I missed the comments on 610 WTVN, but hope that they wait until after the OSU vs Penn State game.

[dirtgirl]

naked marijuana smoking? maybe i should start hanging out where the republicans party!