A Quinnipiac University poll in the Ohio governor’s race shows Democrat Ted Strickland trouncing his Republican rival Ken Blackwell, 55 percent to 34 percent.
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Strickland's lead is large and solid with only 18 percent of Strickland's voters saying they might change their minds.
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Not only have most voters made up their minds, more have an unfavorable view of Blackwell than a favorable one. And Strickland won 40 percent of self-described evangelical Christians, typically an overwhelmingly Republican voting bloc.
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"The good news for Blackwell is that he's running substantially ahead of Taft,” Brown said.
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