OH Sen Poll: Another Small Lead For Fisher

Public Policy Polling is the second polling firm to release a poll today that finds Ohio Senate nominee Lee Fisher (D) leading Republican Rob Portman (R) by 2 points. The PPP poll has Fisher up 40%-38%; Quinnipiac's survey, which found Fisher up 42%-40%, was released this morning.

Neither candidate is particularly well-known in the state, even among their own parties, and 22% of voters remain undecided. Half of Republicans don't know enough about Portman to hold an opinion of him, and 40% of Democrats said the same about Fisher.

President Obama's job approval rating is at 42%, with 54% disapproving of his job performance. However, the numbers for retiring Republican Sen. George Voinovich are even worse -- just 21% approve and 48% disapprove.

The survey of 482 registered voters was conducted June 26-27. RCP rates this race a Toss Up.

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