Here are the latest results from the Ohio poll by Public Policy Polling published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 1239 voters polled on 10/4-5.
| Public Policy Polling Date: 10/4-5 Ohio Added: 10/7/08 |
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| Barack Obama | 49% |
| John McCain | 43% |
| Unsure | 8% |
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The economy is driving Obama’s renewed success in the state. 61% of Ohio voters list it as their top concern, and within that group Obama has a 58-34 advantage. By comparison just 36% of Ohioans listed it as their top issue in a similar survey conducted in January.Obama has made up a lot of ground with white voters over the last month, pulling to within a 49-43 margin after trailing 55-37 in a previous survey.
“The polls are getting worse and worse for John McCain,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “There is virtually no way he can win the Presidency without Ohio but he is now trailing outside the margin of error here in several polls, and time is running away from him with the election less than a month away.”
Joe Biden’s popularity with Ohio voters is on the rise following last week’s Vice Presidential debate, while Sarah Palin’s has fallen. Soon after the Republican convention 30% of respondents in our poll said the selection of Joe Biden made them more likely to vote for Barack Obama while 32% said it made them less likely to do so. Now 40% say Biden makes them more favorable to Obama while just 27% say he makes them less so.
Palin has gone from getting positive marks from 43% of Ohioans and negatives one from 36% to being viewed negatively by 43% of voters and positively by just 40%.
Source: Recent Polls, Electoral College Results
