New polls a mixed bag

The latest polls out from Majority Watch show Democrats in three of Greater Cincinnati's four targeted races ahead of their Republican opponents. The only exception is Ohio's 2nd District, although results from that race and others are still within the margin of error.

Majority Watch is a product of RT Strategies and Constituent Dynamics, which use computer-automated phone calls to generate these polls.

Nevertheless, Rep. Jean Schmidt's campaign was thrilled: “While we have numbers showing us with a larger lead, this poll is further evidence that the more people know about our opponent, the more they decide to support Congresswoman Schmidt,” Schmidt Campaign Manager Matt Perin said in a release touting the poll.

Here are all the results, based on calls made Oct. 24-26:

Ohio 1st District
- Rep. Steve Chabot (R): 46%
- John Cranley (D): 48%
(999 respondents; +/- 3.09% margin of error.)

Ohio 2nd District
- Rep. Jean Schmidt (R): 51%
- Victoria Wulsin (D): 46%
(972 respondents; +/- 3.14% margin of error.)

Kentucky 4th District
- Rep. Geoff Davis (R): 46%
- Ken Lucas (D): 50%
(996 respondents; +/- 3.10% margin of error.)

Indiana 9th District
- Rep. Mike Sodrel (R): 43%
- Baron Hill (D): 51%
(1,023 respondents; +/- 3.06% margin of error)