A recent poll Conducted for the Ohio Republican Party, shows that Petro is the favorite for a head to head battle with Strickland. This leaves some interesting questions to be posed. Is Ken Blackwell the favorite Republican candidate that he seems to think he is, and if so will anyone care if it means throwing away a Gubernatorial Race to the Dems? This makes the primary an interesting scenario, if it means losing in the end. The following was taken from a portion of the ORP poll.

General Election Informed Ballot
Jim Petro - 36%
Ted Stickland - 36%
Undecided - 28%

General Election Informed Ballot
Ken Blackwell - 32%
Ted Strickland - 56%
Undecided - 12%

"Ken Blackwell's 24% deficit could easily drag the entire Republican ticket to defeat," said Bob Paduchik, Petro for Governor Chairman.