The new Rasmussen poll of the Ohio Senate race gives Republican former Congressman and ex-Bush administration official Rob Portman a narrow lead over Democratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, in the race for the seat of retiring Republican Sen. George Voinovich.
The numbers: Portman 43%, Fisher 39%. The survey of likely voters has a ±4.5% margin of error. In the previous poll from a month ago, the two were tied at 43%-43%.
Two other polls from yesterday, one Public Policy Polling (D) and the other from Quinnipiac, gave Fisher narrow leads — but in any case, the race is definitely too close to call. The TPM Poll Average gives Fisher an edge of 42.5%-41.4%.
