Crosstab Live Afternoon: Ohio Moves, National Picture Holds

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Maya Good afternoon, and welcome to Crosstab Live Afternoon. We're leading with a brand new poll out of the Ohio Senate race.

Daniel Thanks, Maya. VoteHub slash Verasight has Brown at 47.5 percent, Husted at 43.6 percent. That's Brown up 3.9 points.

Maya And how does that line up with the running average there, Daniel?

Daniel The crosstab average has Brown up 3.7 points right now. This new poll sits right in that range.

Maya Let's check the Governor's race in Ohio too - same pollster had numbers there.

Daniel They did. Acton at 46.2 percent, Ramaswamy at 45.4 percent. That's Acton up 0.8 points in this poll.

Maya What does the average show for that race, Daniel?

Daniel The crosstab average has Acton up 3.9 points, down from 4.4 points before - a half point shift. Maya, how often do we get two fresh polls from one state in a single afternoon?

Maya Not often, Daniel. That's exactly why we run Crosstab Live every few hours.

Daniel Let's zoom out nationally. Trump's approval stands at 36 percent approve, 59 percent disapprove. Democrats lead the generic ballot 52.8 percent to 45.5 percent.

Maya And where does that leave Senate control, Daniel?

Daniel Democrats have a 65 percent chance of winning control, Republicans 35 percent. The most likely outcome right now is 52 Democratic seats.

Maya Before we go, Daniel, give us a race we haven't touched today.

Daniel Kansas Senate. Marshall leads Hamilton by just 0.1 points, within 1 point, across 13 polls.

Maya A race we're watching indeed. That's Crosstab Live Afternoon. Join us again at 9 p.m. Eastern.