In Ohio, John McCain and Barack Obama are locked in a competitive race that can’t get much closer.
The latest Fox News/Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Buckeye State finds McCain with 48% of the vote, Obama with 47%, and another 4% of voters undecided. Those results are similar to a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey from the middle of last week. One week ago, the previous Fox News/Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found McCain enjoying a 50% to 46% advantage.
Over the past week, Obama gained ground in all five battleground states included in the Fox News/Rasmussen Reports polling this week.
In Ohio, 55% have a favorable opinion of McCain while 52% say the same about Obama.
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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports September 28, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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Ohio Trends: McCain vs. Obama |
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Date |
McCain |
Obama |
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11/02/2008 |
49% |
49% |
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45% |
49% |
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49% |
47% |
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49% |
49% |
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47% |
49% |
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48% |
47% |
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48% |
47% |
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47% |
46% |
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50% |
46% |
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48% |
45% |
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51% |
44% |
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45% |
41% |
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46% |
40% |
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44% |
43% |
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45% |
44% |
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47% |
40% |
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46% |
40% |
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42% |
41% |
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Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates in Ohio |
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McCain |
Obama |
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Very Favorable |
36% |
40% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
21% |
10% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
19% |
11% |
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Very Unfavorable |
20% |
37% |
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Not Sure |
3% |
3% |
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Rasmussen Reports - Electoral College Balance of Power Summary |
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160 |
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260 |
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118 |
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