Democrats fade in Ohio senate race; Obama gets negative score in key swing state

For the first time, Republican Rob Portman is inching ahead of the two Democrats in the 2010 race for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Nov. 12. Also for the first time, Ohio voters disapprove 50-45 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing, down from his 53-42 percent approval September 16 and 49-44 percent approval July 7. Read complete poll...

Simmons runs better than McMahon against Dodd; Lieberman is more Republican, voters say 2-1

Former Connecticut Congressman Rob Simmons has an early lead in the Republican primary race for the 2010 U.S. Senate contest and runs better than any other challenger against Sen. Christopher Dodd, topping the Democratic incumbent 49-38 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Nov. 12. Read complete poll...