Posted on 09/12/2008 1:11:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
We've been saying for some time that all of the national polls in the presidential contest may be one thing, but the real battle for the White House will play out in several "battleground'' states where Barack Obama and John McCain each hope to build their victory in the electoral vote-count.
Like Ohio - a place where victory generally has meant election as president for some time now. Twenty electoral votes in play.
And the word today from one of the nation's most respected state polls - the Ohio Poll conducted by the University of Cincinnati - shows a narrow advantage for McCain in a state that both candidates hope to claim: With 48 percent of Ohioans surveyed supporting McCain, 44 Obama.
The poll also shows a lot of people either undecided or possibly wavering - with nearly one quarter of Ohio's likely voters saying they have not made a certain choice yet in a contest escalating in intensity as Nov. 4 nears.
This also is the first Ohio Poll of likely voters in the November contest conducted by the Institute for Policy Research at the university. The survey was conducted from Sept. 5 through Sept. 10, since both the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention were staged.
"The race for president has the early makings of a close battle for Ohio's 20 electoral votes,'' the institute reports today.
(Excerpt) Read more at swamppolitics.com ...
Obama’s support was ALREADY fading bofore the Palin pick, but people were still loking for a reason to vote for McCain.
THEY FOUND IT....
Watch libs drop like flies come Nov 4th!
Hey someone noticed those likely voters who were undecided. lol Unless something changes McCain is going to leave Obama in the dust in Ohio. I heard McCain’s radio ad about Obama raising taxes and it was perfect for here in Virginia. The GOP is riding a wave on a strong conservative message and a strong conservative ticket especially since McCain picked Palin. McCain is running like Reagan and he may even out do Reagan in this election.
whoo hoo hoo-rah and atta boy (& gal)!
Undecided voters know, but aren’t telling the pollsters.
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