Dogs, Cats and Ohio 2026.
"In Springfield, they are eating the dogs. The people that came in, they are eating the cats. They’re eating – they are eating the pets..." Donald Trump said of immigrants in Ohio during the 2024 presidential race.
Well, that outrageous false claim is likely to bite (pardon the pun) Republicans in the ass next year.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/12/dr-amy-acton-vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-governor-race-election-new-poll/87731672007/
Meanwhile, in the U.S. Senate race there has been a three point movement since August that favors former Senator Sherrod Brown.
https://emersoncollegepolling.com/ohio-2026-poll-democrats-make-gains-in-races-for-governor-and-us-senate/
Well, that outrageous false claim is likely to bite (pardon the pun) Republicans in the ass next year.
Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, has gained ground against her Republican opponent and is now polling neck-and-neck with Vivek Ramaswamy.
According to an Emerson College Polling survey published this week, Acton was supported by 46% of those responding while 45% supported Ramaswamy, The Hill reports. Another 9% were undecided. The survey's margin of error is 3.3 percentage points, making the race too close to call less than a year before Election Day.
That's a 7-point increase for Acton, a former Ohio Department of Health director, and a 4-point drop for Ramaswamy, who ran for president in 2024, from the college's poll in August.
According to an Emerson College Polling survey published this week, Acton was supported by 46% of those responding while 45% supported Ramaswamy, The Hill reports. Another 9% were undecided. The survey's margin of error is 3.3 percentage points, making the race too close to call less than a year before Election Day.
That's a 7-point increase for Acton, a former Ohio Department of Health director, and a 4-point drop for Ramaswamy, who ran for president in 2024, from the college's poll in August.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/12/dr-amy-acton-vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-governor-race-election-new-poll/87731672007/
Meanwhile, in the U.S. Senate race there has been a three point movement since August that favors former Senator Sherrod Brown.
In the U.S. Senate election, 49% support Republican incumbent Jon Husted and 46% support Democratic former Senator Sherrod Brown, with 5% undecided. Compared to the gubernatorial race, the race for Senate has been more stable since the August Emerson poll; support for Husted decreased one percentage point, and support for Brown increased two points.
“Ohio voters who did not participate in the 2024 election, most of whom are under 30, are more likely to identify as Republicans rather than Democrats,” Kimball noted. “In addition, 31% of voters under 30 align with independents or Democrats, while 38% identify with Republicans, though this group still breaks for Democrats on the ballot by about 12 points. Democrats hold a larger advantage among voters in their 30s than among under 30, further indicating shifting political dynamics within the Ohio electorate.”
“Ohio voters who did not participate in the 2024 election, most of whom are under 30, are more likely to identify as Republicans rather than Democrats,” Kimball noted. “In addition, 31% of voters under 30 align with independents or Democrats, while 38% identify with Republicans, though this group still breaks for Democrats on the ballot by about 12 points. Democrats hold a larger advantage among voters in their 30s than among under 30, further indicating shifting political dynamics within the Ohio electorate.”
https://emersoncollegepolling.com/ohio-2026-poll-democrats-make-gains-in-races-for-governor-and-us-senate/
36-40, F
