| By Dave Harding, ProgressOhio - Feb 8th, 2010 at 1:58 pm EST |
Poll: Rob Portman ahead in Ohio Senate race, but not by much
Rob Portman, a former GOP congressman who served as budget director under then-President George W. Bush, holds slight leads over two potential Democratic opponents in the Ohio Senate race, a new Rasmussen survey shows. But the leads are so slight that they are within the margin of error, so the state remains very much in play for the Democrats.
Ohio is one of four states where the Democrats have a chance to pick up a Republican seat, according to the Cook Political Report. The others are: Kentucky, Missouri and New Hampshire.
In Ohio, Portman outpolled Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, 43%-39%, and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, 42%-38%. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.5%.
