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Who are Ohio’s “swing voters”?
They hold the key to the election but sometimes they seem like mystery guests at the presidential election.
They’re the Ohio “swing voters” who haven’t made up their mind between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain or are open to changing their minds.
A new analysis from Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 19, helps identify them.
About 7 percent of voters are undecided and 9 percent are open to changing their minds. That means Obama and McCain will be battling over about 15 percent of the electorate in the final six and a half weeks of the campaign.
Republicans in Ohio are pretty much lined up behind McCain but a segment of Democrats still is unsure about Obama. These unsure Democrats disproportionately live in small towns; few are from urban areas.
“Barack Obama and his surrogates may need to work in more visits to places like Portsmouth and Lima over the rest of the campaign along with trips to shore up the base and increase turnout in urban areas of strength,” the analysis said. To see the analysis, click here.
It was based on poll results that showed McCain leading Obama, 48-44 percent.
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