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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Fri Jul 27, 2012, 11:03 AM Jul 2012

New Poll: Obama up by 8-points in Ohio

A new We Ask America poll in Ohio finds President Obama leading Mitt Romney in the key battleground state by eight points, 48% to 40%.

Key finding: "What pops out immediately is the high percentage of self-described Republicans who say they will vote for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney. An outlier? Perhaps. But we went back into the field last night to test it again. The results: almost identical. Hmmm. We going to keep an eye on that."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/07/27/obama_ahead_in_ohio.html

Ohio, I think, is one of the states where the Bain ads have really been working.

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New Poll: Obama up by 8-points in Ohio (Original Post) WI_DEM Jul 2012 OP
Good, twill be harder to steal flamingdem Jul 2012 #1
Obama has been polling surprisingly well in Ohio all year. WI_DEM Jul 2012 #2
Good, almost a large enough margin for Obama to win n/t Blue Meany Jul 2012 #3
Does Ohio still use Diebold machines? polichick Jul 2012 #4
Heart of the rust belt.... Wounded Bear Jul 2012 #5
We Ask America is a shitty pollster. Arkana Jul 2012 #6
Maybe they are trying to clean up their act to get better ratings. DCBob Jul 2012 #8
Oh, good. MyshkinCommaPrince Jul 2012 #7

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
2. Obama has been polling surprisingly well in Ohio all year.
Fri Jul 27, 2012, 11:06 AM
Jul 2012

though I doubt we will see a landslide.

Arkana

(24,347 posts)
6. We Ask America is a shitty pollster.
Fri Jul 27, 2012, 11:31 AM
Jul 2012

Thing is, though, they're usually right-leaning, so I would have expected their numbers to be closer than this.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
8. Maybe they are trying to clean up their act to get better ratings.
Fri Jul 27, 2012, 03:11 PM
Jul 2012

I would not be surprised these numbers are accurate.

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