Connecticut: Democrats Lead 3 Out of 4 Match-Ups for Lieberman Senate Seat

Image by Linda McMahon CT via FlickrQuinnipiac Poll:

In possible 2012 general election matchups:

• [Chris] Murphy tops [Linda] McMahon 49 - 38 percent;
• [Susan] Bysiewicz beats McMahon 46 - 38 percent;
• Murphy beats [Christopher] Shays 43 - 37 percent;
• Shays gets 42 percent to Bysiewicz' 40 percent.

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Poll Shows that Americans Don't Think Obama Deserves Re-election

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Almost half of voters say President Barack Obama doesn’t deserve a second term, and he is in a statistical tie with two top possible Republican challengers, a Quinnipiac University poll shows.

By 49 percent to 43 percent, poll respondents say Obama shouldn’t be re-elected in 2012. If a contest were held today with Republican rival Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, Obama is supported by 44 percent of those surveyed and Romney by 45 percent.

In a race with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Obama garners 46 percent to Huckabee’s 44 percent. Obama does the best in a race against former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, winning 48 percent to 40 percent. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. 

Bloomberg

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Observe: Democrat Newspaper Tries to Spin 6 pt Kasich Lead into Good News for Strickland

In just a week Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland has sliced 4 points from GOP challenger John Kasich's lead in the poll that has consistently showed the Republican John Kasich with a healthy margin.
Today's Quinnipiac Poll is the latest that shows Ohio's race for governor tightening as Election Day approaches. Kasich is ahead 49 percent to 43 percent; the 6-point margin is down from 10 a week ago, when it was 51-41. And 7 percent of Ohio voters say they remain undecided. 

The Columbus Dispatch

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