Ohio is coming to be a Close Call in this Election
According to recent CNN polls, the percentage of likely voters for Romney and Obama have been extremely close: 45% for Romney, 48% for Obama. The margin between the two candidates has been decreasing as each poll comes out. Ohio is obviously a major battleground state, with 18 electoral votes. It's pretty obvious as to why each candidate has spent so much time and money in Ohio. According to the favoribility polls in Ohio, both candidates are at 50% each-- how rare!
As I stated in the other article, tonight's debate is going to be crucial for the final outcome of voters- espcially in Ohio. Romney can't afford to lose Ohio under any circumstances. As of now, Romney really needs every "likely voter" to actually vote for him on election day. As for Obama, he can only hope that Romney's voters get cold feet come election day.
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I agree with Sam that tonight's debate is important in close states like Ohio. Romney has been criticized for his lack of experience with foreign policy. If he could prove himself tonight, Romney may gain the support of some undecided voters.
ReplyDeleteThere was definitely a lot riding on this debate for both candidates. The CNN Poll of Polls showed that 48% of people back Obama and 45% of people back Romney in Ohio as of less than 4 hours ago (http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/politics/ohio-voters-swing-state/index.html). We'll have to wait and see whether these numbers fluctuate as time goes on.
ReplyDeleteReal Clear Politics reports the race in Ohio to be within 1.9%, though obviously this gap has continued to close over the past 2 weeks. Ohio is the 3rd largest of the 10 "toss up states" (after Florida and Pennsylvania) with 18 electoral votes up for grabs. Voter turnout is crucial for both sides in Ohio. A blitz of money and advertisement to energize either side is of course to be expected.
ReplyDeleteAfter the dabate on monday night Both Obama and Romney have given speeches in Nevada and Ohio to try and sway these remaining battleground states in their favor.
ReplyDeleteRomney needs nearly a sweep across the remaining battleground states to win the election which is starting to seem more likely than before when it appeared Obama had the election all but locked up. It seems that as we get closer to the election more and more voters are beginning to take a hard look at each candidate which may account for the shrinking of the gap between Obama and Romney.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jeff that the gap between Obama and Romney is closing in. I am unsure of which candidate will win over Ohio because the candidates are very close in voter support. We will just have to wait and see what the outcome is.
ReplyDeleteOhio is going to make a big differences in this election. It will be a fight to the end. Over the next week and half, both candidates will probably spend a lot of time campaigning in Ohio and other battle ground states.
ReplyDeleteOhio's electoral votes are must have for both Romney and Obama. The small gap between the two in the polls makes it hard to predict the outcome, taking into account the margin for error. It is getting harder to predict who will end up winning Ohio and ultimately, who will become the next president.
ReplyDeleteI feel a little bad for the people in Ohio. their TVs must be swamped with attack ads, and I bet they're getting sick of it. Still, it is an important state to win for both candidates, so good luck to both of them.
ReplyDeleteOhio has obviously become a crucial point of this election, and I really have no clue who is going to clinch the lead. It feels as if Obama had that larger lead not to long ago, I didn't guess it was going to become so close. I'm curious to see how Ohio reacts to the swarming of attack adds and overall campaigning they're stuck with.
ReplyDeleteOhio has obviously become a crucial point of this election, and I really have no clue who is going to clinch the lead. It feels as if Obama had that larger lead not to long ago, I didn't guess it was going to become so close. I'm curious to see how Ohio reacts to the swarming of attack adds and overall campaigning they're stuck with.
ReplyDeleteThe race has been very close and Ohio is a very important state for either of the candidates to win. Obama and Romney are very close and i'm curious to see how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteAs Shannon said, Obama and Romney are very close, and I am also anxious to see the result. One of my friends from Ohio University was able to see President Obama speak last week and said it was very cool. I am anxious to see who will win the "battleground states" and I expect the race to get closer and closer.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure all of America is anxious for the coming of Election Day. Statistics show a very tight race, and it is extremely hard to predict the outcome. A few circumstances could occur. Maybe one candidate will win the popular vote but the other will become president. Or maybe there will be a tie, in which case the House will lean towards Romney due to its Republican dominance.
ReplyDeleteThis race is becoming so close that making any prediction is very difficult. The debate was a major point in both Romney's and Obama's campaigns but I feel that the debate did nothing to help either one of them. As Katie said, if there is a tie then Romney is most likely to win. I think that a tie in this presidential election is very likely due to the tight numbers showing recently.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty pumped that there is a close election. Regardless of my personal beliefs, I like when things are exciting and come down to the last minute (or in this case, voters). It was pretty boring hearing every day that Obama has a big lead on Romney. Now there are differing polls, states changing, and no one's really sure who will win this race. It should be an exciting finish.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jeff when he says that Romney really needs a sweep to have any chance in this election, and Ohio is the place to do that. Romney has the money to make it happen but he has hurt himself in the last to debates (in my opinion) because of his snobby remarks; however, I'm extremely excited to see this election come down to the wire. Maybe we will all see another 2000 election where one state can make the difference.
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