The latest Fox News/Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds John McCain holding onto a modest 50% to 46% lead over Barack Obama in Ohio.
A week ago, McCain had a 48% to 45% in the Buckeye State. This is the tenth straight poll that McCain has held a slight lead this year. The Republican enjoyed his biggest lead during the first week of September, with seven points.
This week, McCain holds the edge among unaffiliated voters, 49% to 42%. Last week, Obama led among this group.
Among men, McCain leads 54% to 41%, while Obama leads 50% to 46% among women (full demographic crosstabs available for Premium Members).
McCain is viewed favorably by 56% of Ohio voters and unfavorably by 42%. Obama’s ratings are 50% favorable, 49% unfavorable.
McCain is trusted more than Obama by voters by a 49% to 43% margin. However, just 24% say they would be extremely comfortable with him in the White House, while 30% say that of the democratic nominee. Still, 45% of voters say they would be not at all comfortable with an Obama presidency, while just 36% say that about McCain.
Voters are pretty evenly divided as to who they trust more on the economy and jobs, with Obama holding the edge 49% to 47%.
McCain performs well on national security and the War on Terrorism, leading his opponent 55% to 41% on this issue.
If faced with the toughest decision of their lives, 52% of voters in Ohio say they would turn to McCain for advice, while 39% would ask Obama.
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President George W. Bush earns good or excellent ratings from 34% of Ohio voters, while 47% say the president is doing a poor job.
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland earns good or excellent ratings from 45% of voters, while 17% say he is doing a poor job.
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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports September 21, 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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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.
