McCain Edges Ahead of Obama in Ohio
A new poll suggests that Republican John McCain has edged slightly ahead of Democrat Barack Obama in Ohio, which is expected to be a key swing state in this year's presidential election.
The poll of 1,077 likely voters by Public Policy Voting over the weekend shows McCain with 48% support versus Obama's 44%. According to the poll, 9 out of 10 are firmly committed to their choice. The margin of error was 3 percentage points.
The poll also took a look at the impact of the candidates' vice presidential picks. The Public Policy poll suggests that McCain's choice of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate had a stronger effect on the GOP ticket than Obama's pick of Senator Joe Biden.
Of those surveyed, 43% said that Palin's presence on the GOP ticket make them more likely to vote for McCain. Just 2 out of 10 voters said that it didn't make a difference, and 36% said the choice steers them away from McCain.
38% said that Biden's presence on the Democratic ticket makes no difference, 30% said it makes them more likely to vote for Obama, and 32% said the choice steers them away.
According to the results of the survey, Obama faces a mounting challenge in Ohio: McCain's growing lead amongst white Ohio voters. McCain nabbed 55% support of white voters versus 37% for Obama. Just a month ago the gap was an 11% lead by McCain. In the poll, Obama got the support of 92% of black voters, which made up 12% of those surveyed.
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Is McCain the Right Person for Working Ohio Families
These are tough times for working people. Many are losing jobs or homes or both. Phil Gramm (Texas, Enron) is a McCain financial adviser who called Americans a bunch of whiners about the economy. McCain who admits he knows little of the economy was bullish until the market crashed on Black Monday. He say he wants to reform Wall St. but is on the record being against regulation before he was for it. McCain, whose family wealth is in excess of $100 Million has supported the combination of huge expenses for the Iraq War and tax cuts for the extremely wealthy that has helped to drive our economy into the dirt. According to him unless you make $5Million/year you are not rich. He has supported Bush economic policies and rejection of Wall Street oversight for the past eight years. Suddenly he says he is for the working man but based on his actions in office he only supports the wealthiest 1%. Obama has real plans to put Americans back to work rebuilding our country. we can't afford four more years of Bush economics.
Re: Is McCain the Right Person for Working Ohio Families
jefflz: I think it is time that you and others begin to look at the WHOLE picture.
For the record, I am not rich by anyone's standards. I have yet to break a six figure income in a year, which most likely lumps me into a category with you and millions of other Americans.
That said, if the 'rich' get a tax break, it gives them more money. OK, nothing new there. But, if they have more money, they have to INVEST IT somewhere, or it WILL be taxed, sooner or later. Once money is invested, it can create and sustain more jobs.
If you take away that tax break, then the 'rich' don't invest as much, and not as many jobs are created or sustained. It's simple economics.
Being a small business owner, I do not want to see Obama get into office. His plan will close the doors for me, simply because business taxes will go up, in order for the everyday workers' taxes to go down. With the recent rise in fuel costs, and it's trickle down effect, I am barely squeaking out a living, so if my taxes go up, I'm done.
Sure, giving the common Joe a tax break is nice, but where does the money go? A recent survey tracked the recent IRS Rebate Checks. Wal*Mart was the largest single recipient of the rebate checks. With over 80% of the items on their shelves being made overseas, that was a waste of an 'economic stimulus.' Well, it DID stimulate Wal*Mart for a couple months, and it stimulated China's manufacturing industry. So much for trying to stimulate OUR economy. Had that money been INVESTED...
I hope you and many others see the WHOLE PICTURE now...
These are tough times for
These are tough times for working people. Many are losing jobs or homes or both. Phil Gramm (Texas, Enron) is a McCain financial adviser who called Americans a bunch of whiners about the economy. McCain who admits he knows little of the economy was bullish until the market crashed on Black Monday. He say he wants to reform Wall St. but is on the record being against regulation before he was for it. McCain, whose family wealth is in excess of $100 Million has supported the combination of huge expenses for the Iraq War and tax cuts for the extremely wealthy that has helped to drive our economy into the dirt. According to him unless you make $5Million/year you are not rich. He has supported Bush economic policies and rejection of Wall Street oversight for the past eight years. Suddenly he says he is for the working man but based on his actions in office he only supports the wealthiest 1%. Obama has real plans to put Americans back to work rebuilding our country. we can't afford four more years of Bush economics.
Right on, Jefflz
Jefflz, I second that.
Obama is the one with the ideas, and McCain and Palin are basically stealing his ideas: they've adopted Change, new energy sources replacing oil, reforming Washington, and just since yesterday, control of deregulation.
I am going to vote for the one with the fresh and correct ideas, not the copy cat.
Anyway, immitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so McCain and Palin sincerely admire Obama.
What's the matter with Ohio? You guys are killing this country!
Let me spell it our for you slow types in Ohio...You guys won't have any jobs left in the next 4 years if McCain/Palin gets elected! Every day more of your jobs are shipped to COMMUNIST CHINA by the republican CEOs yet, you guys are voting for McCain? Are you kidding me? The choice is clear! You guys should take a good look in the mirror and ask?
1. Do you hate the thought of having a black president more than you hate losing your jobs to a worker in China or India.
2. Do you hate the thought of having a black president more than you hate the fact that when you buy all "yer goodies" at Walmart over 90% of the Items say "Made in China" and the other 10% elswehere?
3. Do you hate the thought of having a black president more than you hate losing your home to foreclosure.
4. Do you hate the thought of having a black president more than you hate watching the interest rate on your credit card go over 18%.
5. Do you hate the thought of having a black president more than you hate pay nearly $5.00 per gallon for gas?
6. Do you hate the thought of having a black president more than you hate not having affordable health care?
As a white maile I am here to tell you guys to get over your biases and vote for the right person Barack Obama. Do not get hungup on the false choice of thinking this election is about race. It is about our future.
Please Ohio!
Ohio, wake up!
I'm from out of state, and I'm not affiliated with any political party. I'm an "independent voter" and I'm voting for Obama. Hillary was my first choice, but I'll take anything other than McCain.
Most of us in other states and regions don't have trouble with race issues anymore, we all work together. We got over it.
McCain is going to do whatever he can to push your buttons. Please, Ohio, don't believe everything you hear. Did you honestly believe there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq when Bush said so? How many lives have been lost on that premise? And while the war was going on, the markets were failing and gasoline is the highest ever, foreclosures the highest ever and large companies are failing too. McCain may be silly enough to think that if you vote for him, you want more years of that! That is how politicians think.
We're still a great country, and a world power, but things are different. We now compete globally. McCain is not even that used to the Internet. I hate politics, but I hate war and a bad economy more; I think that's what we'll get with McCain, so I'm going with Obama. Thanks Ohio, we're all in this together.
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