Posted on 10/05/2008 9:40:26 AM PDT by steve-b
Amid growing concerns about the economy, Ohio Democrats are coming home to Sen. Barack Obama, giving him a 7-point advantage in a new Dispatch Poll as the volatile presidential campaign swings into its final month.
The Illinois senator's lead of 49 percent to 42 percent over Republican Sen. John McCain comes at an especially opportune time for Obama because thousands of Ohioans already are casting ballots in the state's first presidential election allowing any registered voter to vote absentee. The new setup takes away some of the heft from the adage "the only poll that counts is the one on Election Day."...
Although both are attempting to persuade voters that they would bring about the change America needs, the survey shows that Ohioans are buying that message more from Obama, by a margin of 10 percentage points.
"It is not only a matter of change, but change for the better, and Obama has the better chance of securing that change," said poll participant Graig E. Kluge, 36, a Cleveland Heights real-estate investment manager....
When respondents were asked to compare the vice presidential qualifications of the two running mates, Democrat Joe Biden was an easy winner over Republican Sarah Palin -- although virtually all the responses came before Thursday night's debate between the Delaware senator and Alaska governor. Biden was deemed more qualified by 55 percent, Palin by 35 percent.
"Their qualifications are worlds apart," said Bruce Tromp, 42, a software engineer from Springboro, near Cincinnati. "Biden has years of experience and is a skilled politician. Palin doesn't even seem to understand the issues, let alone be able to form an intelligent opinion on them."...
(Excerpt) Read more at dispatchpolitics.com ...
ah yes. More indispensable information from Mr. Doom & Gloom. Bye now.
Bruce, you’re an idiot.
Folks, there is not a chance in the world that Obama would have a 7 point lead in Ohio. Where do they get this crap?
Can you say tanking markets, and the incumbent getting the blame?
Bush has been an unmitigated disaster!
Columbus Dispatch is a joke.
no clear internals. It doesn’t have a breakdown of the respondents only how the respondents would vote.
I call this Bullsht.
I can buy that Obama leads Ohio...but not by 7 points.
Ignore the polls. They are doing the same crap in Florida. Loads of Hillary voters in FL loathe Obama and are voting McCain. The MSM are totally in the tank for Obama.
Donate and volunteer for McCain-PALIN 2008.
I'd question that.
Robert Neeley Sr., 73, of Fairfield in southwestern Ohio, retired from the U.S. Air Force, goes even further.Thinly veiled message: "Anti-Obama" = "Old fart" and "believer in crackpot conspiracy theories".
"He is anti-American and his disrespect to our flag and our Bible proves it. He is a Muslim because his name and his beliefs show it. He is for everything that a Christian is against.
"I don't believe that he was actually born in the U.S. He has a lot of bad baggage."(emphases added)
He’s pretty naive for 53, isn’t he...
thanks, Bush
Bwahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa!
According to that poll Obama has both the Catholic and Muslim vote locked up.
He knows the fix is in.
This is more hooey again, look at the break down
Now If 90% of Republicans and 7% of Dems go for McCain and 84% of Dems and 5% of Republicans go for Obama and independents split evenly in that poll, for Obama to be 7 up 49 to 42 means they hade to oversample dems by more than 10 to 15%.
www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/05/pollgraphicbuck.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
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