How is Portman, who is MUCH more milquetoast in my opinion than Kasich, running away with the Senate race yet Kasich having trouble in the Governor’s race?
Both will win but that’s a bit disturbing to see Rassmussen showing him at only 3% ahead.
The senate race is much less noticed and Portman is receiving a big windfall from the overall anti-Democrat wave in the state. Conversely, people are paying more attention to the governor’s race and judging the candidates differently.
Portman has a significant financial edge over Fisher. Kasich doesn’t have that same edge over Strickland. I don’t think I even saw a Fisher ad until around Labor Day. Strickland has been on a major ad blitz where he basically portrays himself as an anti-Wall Street conservative.