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John Zogby to Newsmax: Ohio Momentum 'Clearly With Romney'
Newsmax ^ | October 12, 2012 | David Alliot and John Bachman

Posted on 10/13/2012 9:29:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

When it comes to the all-important swing state of Ohio this election, “the momentum is clearly with Romney,” now that President Barack Obama’s 9-point lead going into the first presidential debate has vanished, pollster John Zogby tells Newsmax TV.

But it’s 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.”

(VIDEO AT LINK)

Newsmax has teamed up with Zogby to produce multipart NewsmaxZogby online surveys, focusing on key states like Ohio.

The joint venture will feature three-day Swing State Tracking Polls in Ohio, Florida, and Virginia, and a national poll leading right up to Election Day. The NewsmaxZogby polls use key information based on census data, voter registration figures, CIA fact books, and exit polls to best represent the demographics of the population being surveyed.

Zogby says the tracking is critical, especially in battleground states like Ohio. “Obama just doesn’t have wiggle room in Ohio. Ohio is very important, and it’s going to be very, very close.”

Out of the gate, “the president starts out with a solid deficit — 39 percent who rate him poorly or strongly disapprove of his job performance,” he says. “That means to be credible, he has to win over 90 percent of the rest of the voters. Right now he’s at about 47 percent overall approval, and 50 percent disapprove. But 39 percent strongly disapprove — they’re just not going to vote for him.”

Zogby says he’s seen the state go from being up for grabs to solidly in Obama’s corner to now, up for grabs again...

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Ohio; Campaign News; Polls
KEYWORDS: 2012polls; obama; ohio; polls; romney
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

IIRC, Ohio went for Zero because more than 250K GOP voters stayed home rather than vote for McCain.


21 posted on 10/14/2012 12:50:01 AM PDT by rfp1234
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To: Jim from C-Town

Assuming Romney won FL, VA, and CO (which currently show he is ahead), the combination of NV, IA, and Maine’s split vote is enough even if he lost OH.


22 posted on 10/14/2012 1:17:28 AM PDT by paudio (Post-racial society: When we can legitimately hire and fire a Black man without feeling guilty.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.


23 posted on 10/14/2012 1:32:59 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: annieokie

fyi, 8 presidents were born in Ohio.


24 posted on 10/14/2012 2:14:23 AM PDT by staytrue
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To: rfp1234

“IIRC, Ohio went for Zero because more than 250K GOP voters stayed home rather than vote for McCain.”

That and the fact that another 20% of the GOP voters fell for the Hope and Change lie.


25 posted on 10/14/2012 3:56:23 AM PDT by Typelouder
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To: annieokie

Wow...did Ohio pee in your wheaties or something? Such hatred for my little state. By the way, Ohio isn’t the one making the fuss. It’s others making a fuss over Ohio. Perhaps you should learn the difference...


26 posted on 10/14/2012 5:58:48 AM PDT by carton253
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To: Jim from C-Town

Romney wins all the solid red states

Adds CO, VA, NC, FL, NH, and WI, along with 1EV in ME and he is at 272 - victory.

Under this scenario, he doesn’t need OH or PA. Romney has a number of routes to 270, O-man has to practically run the table of remaining toss ups. He must have a major reversal of public sentiment to have a chance. Its probably not going to be close enough for cheating to make a difference.


27 posted on 10/14/2012 7:48:40 AM PDT by centurion316
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To: paudio; centurion316; fortheDeclaration
I agree with all of you. The best advice from any of us would be to win OH.

I think Romney WILL win OH. I think he will also win many more states than that. I have been saying for months that I think it will be a solid win, if not a run away win for ANY Republican candidate against O’Bumbler. After the first debate and the A-Hole Biden, it could be a landslide!

28 posted on 10/14/2012 8:58:43 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Jim from C-Town

I also believe that Romney will win Ohio. The MSM has proclaimed that this is a must win state for the GOP. I say the opposite, it is a must win state for Obama, and he knows it. If he can’t win Ohio, the other toss ups won’t come his way either. It is the clearest and best path to victory, but if Obama pulls it out, he is still in considerable trouble.


29 posted on 10/14/2012 9:08:45 AM PDT by centurion316
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