Pro-Life GOP Governors Lead in Battleground States

Ohio Republican governor Mike DeWine leads his Democratic opponent Nan Whaley by 16 points — 49 percent to 33 percent — in the latest poll of the race. The same Emerson poll, conducted August 15–16, shows Ohio GOP Senate candidate J. D. Vance leading his Democratic opponent Tim Ryan by just three points — 45 percent to 42 percent.

What explains the 13-point differential between the Republicans’ leads in the gubernatorial and the Senate races? Many factors could be at play, but perhaps the most interesting thing about the poll is what doesn’t explain it — the issue of abortion.

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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Ohio Republican governor Mike DeWine leads his Democratic opponent Nan Whaley by 16 points — 49 percent to 33 percent — in the latest poll of the race. The same Emerson poll, conducted August 15–16, shows Ohio GOP Senate candidate J. D. Vance leading his Democratic opponent Tim Ryan by just three points — 45 percent to 42 percent.

What explains the 13-point differential between the Republicans’ leads in the gubernatorial and the Senate races? Many factors could be at play, but perhaps the most interesting thing about the poll is what doesn’t explain it — the issue of abortion.