Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown lagged behind Republican Sen. Jon Husted in the first public poll since the Ohio Democrat launched his comeback bid, as Democrats face an uphill battle to reclaim the upper chamber next year.
Brown trailed behind the incumbent Republican by six points in a new Emerson College poll released Friday morning. Fifty percent of registered voters said they’d vote for Husted if the election took place today, while 44 percent expressed support for Brown. Seven percent of voters said they were yet undecided.
Husted’s lead comes even as Brown holds higher name recognition among voters — only 14 percent of voters said…
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