Rumors of Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland’s political demise may have been greatly exaggerated. A new Fox News poll conducted by a Rasmussen firm over the weekend shows Strickland just two points behind Republican nominee John Kasich among likely voters.
Kasich leads 45-43 in the poll. Though Democrats generally shy away from both Fox News and Rasmussen, the combination of both seemed to please Strickland’s camp, which sent out links to the poll earlier today. That’s probably because the poll is the second to shoot down the truly awful poll numbers Strickland was facing just a couple weeks ago. Kasich seemed to be running away with the race. No longer, says Fox.
“Kasich’s lead of six points last week was cut down to 2 points,” the pollster reports, adding that Kasich “has run into some bumps.”
Yesterday, a University of Cincinnati poll showed Strickland was down by just four points.
The TPM Poll Average shows Kasich leading the race 49.9-41.1.
Over the weekend, Strickland said the tightening poll numbers showed that his campaign was back in full stride.
“I have a lot of fight left in me,” he told an Ohio crowd Sunday, according to the Dayton Daily News.
