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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
McCain leads in two Ohio polls
Republican John McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama in two new Ohio polls in the race for the presidency.
The polls show different trends, however.
In the Public Policy Polling poll released on Tuesday, Sept. 16, McCain opened up a 48-44 percent lead after tying Obama in the same poll last month. The new poll showed white voters and independents moving in McCain’s direction. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percent.
In a Fox News/Ramusssen Reports poll released on Monday, Sept. 15, McCain led 48-45 percent, after leading Obama 51-44 percent last week. The 7-point lead last week was McCain’s largest of the year in this poll, while last week’s lead with consistent with the small lead the Republican has maintained in Ohio in this poll since July. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.5 percent.
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Petro named to McCain “honest” election committee
Former Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has been named to the “Fair and Honest Election Committee” formed by Republican Presidential candidate John McCain’s campaign.
The committee’s purposes is to “ensure that every qualified citizen has the opportunity to vote in a fair and transparent manner,” the McCain-Palin campaign announced on Monday, Sept. 15, in a press release.
The committee sent letters to the Obama-Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee seeking a dialog on election issues, the release said.
The committee will advise the McCain-Palin campaign on state campaign laws and practices and work toward avoiding lawsuits when possible, the release said.
Former Republican U.S. Sens. John Danforth of Missouri and Warren Rudman of New Hampshire are co-chairmen of the committee. The committee has launches a Web site www.johnmccain.com/honest.
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Most Ohio voters confident in election process
Most Ohio likely voters are confident that the state’s election process produces fair outcomes and believe that their 2008 presidential ballot will be counted accurately.
However, Republican likely voters express more confidence in the process than do Democratic likely voters in a new Ohio Poll, sponsored by the University of Cincinnati, released on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
The poll was taken in the wake of the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections in which voters from each party debated the fairness of each election.
Also, this year Republicans have battling Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner over several issues. A Republican-supported lawsuit has challenged a Brunner directive that says for six days Ohio law allows people to simultaneously register to vote and cast an absentee ballot.
In the poll, 84 percent of likely voters are “very confident” or “somewhat confident” that the election process produces fair outcomes. The percentage for Republicans was 95 percent and for Democrats 78 percent.
For full poll results, click here.
