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Ohio: Obama 47%, Romney 46%
Rasmussen Reports ^ | September 13, 2012

Posted on 09/13/2012 4:34:48 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

President Obama and Mitt Romney continue to run nearly dead even in the key swing state of Ohio.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Ohio Voters shows the president earning 47% support to Romney’s 46%. Three percent (3%) like some other candidate, and another three percent (3%) are undecided.

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2012polls
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To: Clintonfatigued; ADemocratNoMore; Akron Al; arbee4bush; agrace; ATOMIC_PUNK; Badeye; Bikers4Bush; ..
Ohio is ground zero, no state is more important in this election.
41 posted on 09/14/2012 1:14:58 AM PDT by Las Vegas Dave (".....All 57 states (or is it 58?) must stand together and defeat O'bozo!.....")
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To: Las Vegas Dave

I plan on going to the Romney rally in Painsville today how about you?

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_lake/Mitt-Romney-to-visit-Lake-Erie-College-in-Painesville-Friday


42 posted on 09/14/2012 1:53:31 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: MNJohnnie

Yep

Ohio could be stolen by Democrat voter fraud just like 2008


43 posted on 09/14/2012 1:55:21 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Las Vegas Dave

Obama ad in southern Ohio hit Romney directly for hiding income taxes and then segued that into another attack on Romney raising taxes on the middle class by $2000. In short, Obama was HITTING Romney and hitting him hard.

The Romney ad within minutes was that Romney will restore jobs in Ohio, up to 400,000 or so jobs and not ship them overseas to China. The hit in the ad was mild and passed quickly to Romney’s unspecified plan to add jobs.

The ad afterwards was that Josh Mandel, pubbie Senatorial candidate was shipping jobs to China and couldn’t be trusted.

Let’s say that on a Punch scale we go 1 to 10 with 10 being highest. The Obama tax ad hit the Republicans at about an 8. There was room for viciousness and it didn’t achieve that.

The Romney hit meter went to about 4 maybe. It was a nice, mild ad.

The Democrat versus Mandel ad was a 9. It was cold-hearted.

So, the dems are throwing punches and the Romneys are throwing slaps.

I seriously question the strategy. If they don’t get around to throwing punches, he is going to lose in Ohio.


44 posted on 09/14/2012 5:03:48 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: stevem

Lots of deep seated class envy in Ohio. The fact that Romney became rich in the private sector will turn off a significant sector of what normally would/could be GOP voters.


45 posted on 09/14/2012 5:05:56 AM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (Your tattoo looks stupid.)
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To: Revolting cat!

I usually chuckle at the morons who say “bad poll” “weekend poll” etc, but that Marist/NBC poll had it weighed +10 to Democrats. Do you really think Dem turnout and enthusiasm will be 25% higher in 12 than it was in 08? If you do, then it’s a good poll.

In all likelihood Romney is down 3-4 points in Ohio.


46 posted on 09/14/2012 5:11:01 AM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (Your tattoo looks stupid.)
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To: nascarnation

And Sherrod Brown statewide. There is definitely a red streak that runs through Ohio.


47 posted on 09/14/2012 5:13:14 AM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (Your tattoo looks stupid.)
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To: angcat

Union mental cases.


48 posted on 09/14/2012 6:42:04 AM PDT by justlittleoleme
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To: 103198

O is shamelessly gobbling up credit for Gov Kasick’s turn around of Ohio economy, and Kasich et al are just silent.

Maybe they are keeping their powder dry...


49 posted on 09/14/2012 8:45:41 AM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: somerville; 103198
Perhaps you can explain to me why an NBC/Marist poll that ranks 15 in accuracy historically is to be considered accurate when it is 7 points in 0 favor while the poll that has been constantly number 1 in the ranking shows 0 only up 1 in Ohio? Polls by the way, released on the very same day.

They both cannot be right. ONE of them has to be wrong. So who am I to believe the number 1 ranked or the number 15 ranked pollster?

50 posted on 09/14/2012 9:34:55 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: rushmom
It may be better for Romney at 46 than an incumbent at 47.

Yep, at this point there are only two numbers that matter - OBAMA and UNDECIDED, because the UNDECIDED will go 100% to Romney. Obama is stuck at whatever number he is at while ROmney is actually Romney plus Undecided.

51 posted on 09/14/2012 9:47:04 AM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: VanDeKoik
R/D/I = 34% / 36% / 30%.

-PJ

52 posted on 09/14/2012 10:00:33 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( It doesn't I naturally when you're not natural born.)
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To: MNJohnnie
I'll actually suggest both are actually wrong. R & R are in front by a greater margin than the public Rasmussen poll indicates. I'll bet internals are starting to indicate some spreading.
53 posted on 09/14/2012 10:44:51 AM PDT by 103198
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