New PPP Poll: OH Kasich's approval drops to 35%, Strickland would win by 15%

As Kasich Sinks, Dem. Senator's Reelection Odds Get A Big Boost
Jon Terbush | March 16, 2011, 12:26PM

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That turnaround is stunning over such a short period of time, and appears to correlate to a staggering drop-off in support for Kasich over the same period. Kasich's first few months in office were marked by several mini scandals, topped off with his forecful push to cut collective bargaining rights for the state's public employees. As a result, his approval rating has sunk to 35% in the latest PPP poll, with over half of all voters (54%) saying they disapprove of his job performance.

Even worse for Kasich, voters said if they could do the 2012 gubernatorial election over again, they'd have voted to keep Gov. Ted Strickland -- by a 15-point margin.

While Brown's sudden surge can't be directly pegged to voters ire with Kasich, the turnaround is certainly the result of a major shift in Ohio's political landscape -- Brown's approval rating remains unchanged since December (40%) suggesting that his sudden support is independent of anything he has done.

The PPP poll was conducted March 10-13 among 559 registered voters. It has a margin of error of 4.1%.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/kasichs-unpopularity-could-thwart-gops-chance-to-oust-sen-sherrod-brown.php?ref=fpb

Q: Could an Ohio governor be removed through a recall election?
A: No. Neither the Ohio constitution nor the Ohio Revised Code (ORC), Ohio’s collection of written laws, provide for recall elections for statewide offices. For this reason, Ohio voters cannot use recall to remove a governor.

http://www.ohiobar.org/Pages/LawYouCanUseDetail.aspx?itemID=301

But as one of the comments after the TPM memo states, perhaps the silver lining of all this GOP overreach will be greater Dem turnout in the next election.

(Thanks for the research, by the way.)

I think other Dems will do well in 2012 and put Kasish in a lame-duck position.

SO FUCKING PAY ATTENTION!!