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New poll: Ohio’s a “tossup”
It’s a tossup among registered voters in Ohio in the presidential race between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama.
More voters have a positive view of Sarah Palin, McCain’s running mate, than they do of Democrat Joe Biden, Obama’s running mate, in the new Marist College poll released Friday, Sept. 19. The college is located in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
McCain and Obama each has 44 percent support from registered voters. When likely Ohio voters - including those leaning toward a candidate - are factored in, Obama leads 47-45 percent.
More than half of the registered voters, 54, percent, view Palin, the Alaska governor, favorably, while 45 percent have a favorable view of Biden, a U.S. senator from Delaware.
The poll was taken from Thursday, Sept. 11 through Monday, Sept. 15 and overall results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percent.
For full poll results, click here.
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By AlaskanToo
September 19, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this
I’m an Alaskan. I’m a hockey mom. I’m reaching out to folks in Ohio to urge them to vote their conscience on election day. Consider which party has led the stewardship of our country for the past two terms. If you like McCain simply because you like Palin you are short changing yourself. Please don’t look to Alaskans’ approval ratings when considering Sarah Palin’s preparedness to serve this great nation. The permanet fund dividend and Palin’s energy relief refund placed over $3K in each Alaskan’s bank account this year. Her expertise in energy will be limited to and focused on drilling for oil and gas in Alaska and further stuffing her state coffers at the expense of Americans in the rest of the country. If you believe Sarah Palin cares about you, you will be disappointed. Don’t be fooled, she’s just a calculating career politician who cares only about the almighty dollar and her own political career.