I have been doing a lot of family history research in eastern Ohio. I see lots (and I do mean lots) of signs that state “Stop the war on coal. Fire Obama!” All over eastern Ohio.
I am not at all sure that Ohio is a “toss-up” state. This is a huge issue in this part of the country.
LS: do you have any idea what the ‘08 results were in eastern Ohio counties? This post#3 indicates that -bama has a huge pushback in that area.