Posted on 10/13/2012 11:29:48 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is recovering ground in the critical swing state of Ohio as he rises in the polls and crowd numbers swell after his strong debate performance last week against President Barack Obama.
Despite pundits and pollsters dismissing Romney's chances in the state in late September, the Republican is now either tied or just barely trailing Obama in Ohio ahead of the next presidential debate on Tuesday night. . .
At an event with thousands of Ohioans on Friday night, Romney boasted of "a growing crescendo of enthusiasm." He has spoken to several large audiences in Ohio this week. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
I don’t know what the D/R/I % are in Ohio but it could well be there are more Dems then Reps registered. That said being registered one way or the other is not a guarantee of how one will vote.
Here is what John Zogby said about Ohio......
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But its the independent vote that really matters in the Buckeye State, he says. When asked how important the independent vote is for Ohio, Zogby tells Newsmax: Extremely important. For starters, Ohio does not have registration by political party. People will identify themselves as Democrats or Republicans but most voters in Ohio are independents.
Zogby says hes seen the state go from being up for grabs to solidly in Obamas corner to now, up for grabs again...
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/gop/2944530/posts?
Here’s a link directly to the Zogby video.
What is wrong with this stupid state?
Always the people who the the absolute MOST to lose, are always in the tank ...
I don’t get it.
That Romney +3.8, is the average of 11 Polls and has Skewed Avg of +3.2 for Obama yet Romney is still leading. Remove the skew and Barry's really screwed.
These pollsters still include a Dem over sampling based on the huge 2008 turnout for Obama and that just ain't gonna happen again. Obama only has a lock on Nine States and DC vs Thirteen States solid for Romney and toss-up states are breaking for Romney.
Go to Real Clear Politics and make your own EC map. I did and I can see Romney getting 301 EC votes without much trouble - but natch, no major screw-ups.
I guarantee that as we chat here, Obama’s handlers are spending FAR more time trying to coach -bama’s attitude and demeanor than they are working on his facts.
I believe that tension is going to bite him big time.
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