COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A recent poll finds Gov. John Kasich’s((KAY’-sik’s) job approval has hit
its highest rating since he tookoffice in 2011.The poll released Tuesday by Quinnipiac(KWIHN’-uh-pee-ak)
University in Connecticut shows 54 percent of Ohioansfavor the Republican governor’s actions while 32
percent disapprove ofhis performance.The poll taken over last weekend also finds that 49 percent of
Ohioans say Kasich deserves to be re-elected.Thepoll says Kasich currently leads Cuyahoga County
Executive EdFitzgerald, a leading Democratic opponent in the 2014 gubernatorialrace, by a 47-33
margin.The survey of 941 Ohio voters has a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points.Kasich’s approval
rating a year ago was under 40 percent.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.