| New Zogby Poll Shows Blackwell Beats Strickland |
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| Written by Daniel White | |
| Thursday, 19 January 2006 | |
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The results of the latest Zogby poll, released today, showed Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell leading Democrat Congressman Ted Strickland in a head to head general election survey by 4.5% (45.9% to 41.4%). The poll showed Attorney General Jim Petro trailing Strickland by 7.5% (41.8% to 34.3%) with the third GOP candidate, Auditor Betty Montgomery, trailing Strickland by more than 10% (42.8% to 32.5%). The survey had a margin of error of 2.8% (plus or minus) and was conducted January 6-12, 2006. Blackwell also did the best of the GOP candidates against all other potential Democratic candidates, including State Senator Eric Fingerhut. Blackwell beat Fingerhut by 7.6% (47.3% to 39.7%). After a flurry of recent television advertising, Petro had pulled into a statistical tie for the GOP nomination with Blackwell in some polls, but that effect may be waning. There are, however, many months of campaiging still ahead. |