Latest Fox Polls: GOP leads in OH, Dems in DE, CT--NV & WA toss-ups

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These polls are conducted by The latest surveys on Oct. 9 by Pulse Opinion Research for Fox News. Each survey included 1,000 likely voters and has a margin of error of 3 points. Note that Pulse Opinion is in some way connected to Rasmussen so I think there may probably be a slight GOP tilt in some of these races:

Connecticut(they are still trying to convince us that they can win CT):

Republican Linda McMahon cut her opponent’s advantage in Connecticut’s Senate race from 10 percentage points to 6 points in a week, according to a new Fox News battleground state poll.

Democrat Richard Blumenthal, the state’s attorney general, looked in last week’s poll like he was headed for smooth sailing in the race to replace retiring Sen. Chris Dodd.

But after a debate that featured Blumenthal freezing up when asked about job creation, McMahon seems to be in contention. She now trails in the survey of likely voters 43 percent to 49 percent.


Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley, an industrialist who served as U.S. ambassador to Ireland, saw his situation improve as well. Democrat Dan Molloy, the former longtime mayor of Stamford, led by 6 points last week. His advantage is down to 4 points now. The two also debated last week.

NEVADA:
A scant two points is all that separates Republican Sharron Angle and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in their bitter Nevada contest, according to the latest Fox News battleground state poll.

Angle has led in each of the four weeks that Fox News has polled the Silver State, but never by more than three points. In the survey of likely voters, Angle led with 49 percent to Reid’s 47 percent.

WASHINGTON:
A new Fox News poll shows Republican Dino Rossi with a 1-point lead over incumbent Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) in what promises to be one of the hottest contests of the fall.

Though Rossi’s lead is well within the poll’s margin of error, it’s further proof that the race is heading down to the wire. Rossi’s 47 percent to 46 percent advantage among likely voters is a 3-point swing from the first Fox News poll, conducted Sept. 25, when Murray led by 1 point.

Neither Rossi, a former state legislator who lost a 2004 bid for governor by a handful of votes, nor Murray, now in her 18th year in the Senate, is well-liked. Rossi was viewed unfavorably by 49 percent of voters and Murray was viewed unfavorably by 48 percent – outstripping positive views for both politicians by small margins.

OHIO:
Portman has led for five straight weeks, starting with a 7-point edge in mid-September. Portman holds a huge fundraising advantage and has been endorsed by newspapers across the state. Portman now takes 52 percent of the vote compared to 35 percent for Fisher.

OHIO GOVERNOR:

The more contentious contest is for governor, in which Republican challenger John Kasich, a former congressman from the Columbus area, holds a 5-point lead over incumbent Gov. Ted Strickland, 47 percent to 42 percent.

Kasich’s advantage in five weeks of Fox polling has been either 5 or 6 points, while the last week in September saw Strickland pull within 2 points.

DELAWARE:

Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell has not made up any of the ground between her and Democrat Chris Coons, according to a new Fox News poll.

O’Donnell, vaulted into an upset primary win over Rep. Mike Castle last month, trails Coons by 16 points in a survey of likely voters, 54 percent to 38 percent. The numbers are essentially unchanged from a Fox News survey taken the week after her primary victory.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/12/fox-news-polls-gop-sees-senate-chances-improve/