The new survey of the Ohio Senate race from Public Policy Polling (D) gives Democratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher a narrow edge against Republican Rob Portman, a former Congressman and Bush administration official. The key takeaway: Even though Obama’s popularity has gone downhill in this perennial swing state, Portman’s ties to Washington are tripping him up.
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