http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/oh_1_poll_shows_opportunity_for_driehaus Comments for "OH-1: Poll Shows Opportunity For Driehaus" en http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/oh_1_poll_shows_opportunity_for_driehaus#comment-100643 <p>How the hell is Bush doing so good when Bushie extraordinaire Steve Chabot gets only a fraction of that?</p> Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:53:25 -0700 Bobby comment 100643 at http://www.buckeyestateblog.com http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/oh_1_poll_shows_opportunity_for_driehaus <p>This morning I was sent some poll numbers from American Political Polling that seem to show promise in the battle of the 1st district Steve’s. According to this, Democrat <a href="http://www.driehaus2008.com/" target="_blank">Steve Driehaus</a> seems to lead incumbent Steve Chabot by a 3:1 margin.</p> <blockquote> <strong>Survey Responses</strong> <ol><li>The majority of District 1 voters, 54.7%, believe that George Bush is doing an “excellent, good or fair” job as President while 37.5% believe he is doing a “poor” job of leading the country. </li><li>If the election were held today, 63% say they would vote for Democrat Barack Obama. </li><li>If the election were held today, 16% say they would vote for Republican John McCain. </li><li>If the election were held today, 20% are still undecided. </li><li>Generally speaking, 57% of voters in OH1 say that Ohio is heading in the wrong direction.  </li><li>Generally speaking the most important issue is the economy at 62%. </li><li>Incumbent Chabot holds a favorable rating among voters in the Butler County portion of his district and his support base appears stronger there than in Hamilton County. </li><li>Voters in Hamilton County, which represents the vast majority of the First District, appear ready for a change in party and candidate for their district. </li><li>Polling results suggest that challenger Steve Driehaus leads incumbent Steve Chabot by a 3 to 1 margin.</li></ol> <p>The poll has a margin of error of +/- 4 % with a 95% confidence level.</p></blockquote> <p>Now I’m not sure how much faith I’d put in a poll that has such high approval numbers for Bush (though I would like to see the breakdown of excellent, good, and fair), but I’ll still take this as a good sign. </p> <p>The poll was done over three days (ending July 11) in Hamilton and Butler counties. The sample size was 598 registered voters.</p><p>I would like to personally go on the record as predicting that Steve will win this race. Now which Steve that is, I leave to fate...<br /></p> http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/oh_1_poll_shows_opportunity_for_driehaus#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:56:28 -0700 dpotts 8264 at http://www.buckeyestateblog.com