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Monday, October 20, 2008
Obama jumps to 9-point lead in Ohio poll; “Joe the Plumber” not a factor
Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by 9 points, 51-42 percent, among likely Ohio voters in a poll released today, Oct. 20, by Suffolk University in Boston.
“If Ohio goes for Obama, it may be lights out for McCain,” David Paleologos, director of the university’s Political Research Center, said in a press release.
In the poll, 68 percent of the respondents said that they recognized “Joe the Plumber” - Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher of suburban Toledo. Just 6 percent, however, said Joe’s story - that Obama’s tax plan might hurt him - would make them more likely to vote for McCain. Four percent said they were more likely to vote for Obama and 85 percent were unaffected.
For poll details, click here.
The poll was taken Thursday, Oct. 16 through Sunday, Oct. 19, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.
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Strickland to campaign for Obama in Florida
Gov. Ted Strickland will participate in an economic summit on Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Lake Worth, Florida, the Obama campaign said.
Strickland will join Democrat Barack Obama, several state governors, business leaders and economic experts to talk about the economic crisis and creating jobs. The summit includes: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volker.
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Howard Dean in Dayton Tuesday to campaign for Obama
Howard Dean, the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will hold a voting rally in support of Barack Obama at the University of Dayton on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 2:45 PM at the Kennedy Union Ballroom.
Dean, the former governor of Vermont, ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004.
The event is open to the public.
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Squirrel disrupts press conference
It would’ve been a normal, everyday political press conference on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse on Monday, Oct. 20.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Gov. Ted Strickland and Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman — all Democrats — stood shoulder to shoulder in dark business suits in front of a battery of news cameras.
But then a guy dressed in a giant orange squirrel costume showed up, waving a poster that said “Don’t Let Obama + Acorn Steal Ohio.”
Even the three Democrats couldn’t help but chuckle at the scene the squirrel caused.
The Ohio Highway Patrol chased the squirrel off the steps behind the three officials but then Squirrel Man stood off to the side until someone from Strickland’s security detail asked him to leave.
Strickland, Brown and Coleman were denouncing Republican John McCain’s use of automatic calls to attack Democrat Barack Obama and urged the Republicans to focus on the issues such as health care and the economy.
“They even resort to things like sending squirrels to press conferences because they have nothing else to talk about,” Coleman said. “Stop being squirrelly and start being straight with the voters.”
Squirrel Man, who was apparently trying to draw attention to controversy about voter registrations conducted by the left-leaning community activist group, ACORN, would not talk after the press conference.
The Dayton Daily News followed Squirrel Man through downtown Columbus but he lost the “tail” somewhere near Ohio Republican Party headquarters.
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McCain, Obama still tied in Ohio
A new poll has old news - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are still basically tied in Ohio in the race for the White House.
A NBC/Mason-Dixon poll released on Sunday, Oct. 19, shows McCain leading, 46-45 percent.
The poll was conducted Thursday, Oct. 16-Friday, Oct. 17 with 675 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.
Other NBC/Mason-Dixon polls in battleground states show Obama leading in Wisconsin and McCain ahead in West Virginia.
