October 25th, 2008 3:51 PM Eastern
OHIO POLL: OBAMA 49, McCAIN 46
by Fin Gomez
New OH Newspaper poll by the Cleveland Plain Dealer has Obama up by 3 points,among likely voters but essentially within the margin of error(3.3.). Ohio voters have been wrong only twice when picking the president in the last 108 years.


McCain-Palin at the helm will ensure checks and balances and getting our country back on track.
Whooo Hooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! You GOBAMA! OBAMA ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can’t believe everything you read. And, Polls often reflect the opinion of those who took it.
Obama will be the greatest president in American history.
If he is so popular, why does he need to cheat with ACORN and little college students in from NY???
Funny, people talk about ACORN yet Juan McSame has given countless of speeches promoting ACORN and acknowledging ACORN for their community service. I guess this is just another McCain memory lapse episodes. By the way Juan McSame wants to give illegal immigrants legal residence. So much for protecting us and our borders, why he doesn’t McSame bring that issue up? You dont believe me, he was the one who propose the bill.
Obama08 because it will be the end of religion in politics and policy in the White House. And because Obama support the Fairness Doctrine, with a Democratic sweep of the House and Senate passing it will be no problem.
Cindy McCain’s half-sis: I’m voting for Barack Obama
OBAMA BABY!!!!!!!!!!
republicans only believe polls when it favors their candidates, LOL
note to republicans: if you ever want to try scamming the American people into thinking an Obama supporter attacked you, try scratching an “O” instead of a “B” so it doesn’t come out backwards when you’re standing in front of a mirror
Because he can’t win legally. And he will acomplish one thing, betwen him, Pelosi, And Ried they will destroy this country. We will lose jobs get taxed into the poor house, with Obama’s plans to dismantle our missle defences and nuke missles we will probibly end up in a serious war that we may not win as good old Barney and Pelosi and her dem wit buds want to cut our military defence spending by 25% too. I can see where his priorities lie. Give money that belongs to others away in welfare grants, disarm America, and surrender if attacked. Sounds good to me.
Obama 08
Lets keep the warmongers out of the White House.
Kay- you are so right!!!! It will be interesting to see how all the obamites feel when all their libertiies are taken away. We tried to warn everyone. Only God can save this nation now.. we really need to pray for this country.
Whatever. I’ll wait until election day.
The Tax Policy Center, a research group run by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, has done the most detailed analysis of the Obama and McCain tax plans, and it has published a series of fascinating tables. For the bottom 80 percent of the population — those households making $118,000 or less — McCain’s various tax cuts would mean a net savings of about $200 a year on average. Obama’s proposals would bring $900 a year in savings. So for most people, Obama is the tax cutter in this campaign” (David Leonhardt ). President Obama will surround himself with experts to bring us out of this war responsibly, ending a war that is costing us BILLIONS per month so Kay, we would probably be able to cut our military defense spending by more than 25% and invest that money in our own country, I don’t understand a problem with that. How can anyone honestly vote the McCain/Palin ticket after watching first hand what President Bush and his supporters, McCain/Palin have done to this country. They lead us into war costing us not only thousands of young men and womens lives but BILLIONS of dollars each month we are there, lead us into the worst economic crisis in decades, and damaged our reputation around the world. I don’t feel any safer than I did the day after 9/11 in fact I feel less safer because Bush has stirred up more anger and hatred towards us. I believe in a President who will work tirelessly to repair and build allies around the world so that each nation can live in peace and if John McCain becomes President we will not have that due to his hot headed temper and his eagerness to go to war. Peace to all and peace to our country and I urge you to vote for the Obama/Biden ticket, and a President who will bring our troops home resposibly and will build a government that is not socialistic but responsible to all Americans, not just the wealthy.
If you are white (…and don’t tell me this is not about race) and are thinking about voting for Obama, then you must be one of those suffering from “white guilt” and want to sing kumbaya with Obama to prove you get it, in spite of the fact that he doesn’t think like you. No, Obama subscribes to Black Liberation Theology which is in essence saying ALL white people, to include YOU, are black oppressors. YOU are a “typical white person” as Obama would say. This guy is a radical using race as a vehicle to gain power to implement his socialist views. Are you stupid and can’t read anything further than second grade level material? Can you not discern propaganda from substance? Go pickup a copy of the book “Obama Nation” and R-E-A-D it for some more substantial background on Obama. These are facts in a book written by a non-Republican. Get real before you regret it.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
COUNTRY FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OBAMA 08!
VOTE FOR CHANGE!!
Change? Don’t Count On It From Obama Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign mantra is “change,” but one Washington journalist challenges Obama’s claim to be a reformer. National Review reporter David Freddoso says his reporting found that Obama is no reformer at all, but just a garden-variety ultra-liberal, whose alliances with controversial figures like Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers are more troublesome than Obama wants voters to think they are. But Freddoso argues, in his book “The Case Against Barack Obama,” that the Senator gets a free ride from an enamored, liberal media. and you think that he will make a good leader for our country ???????????? think again, this man is sooooooooo racist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and he wants to spread the wealth … yes, all of you hard working americans that go to work everyday … to save, pay bills, 401k well guess what he is going to take it. go to youtube and watch some of this hatred coming out of this mans mouth … I can not believe Americans want to vote for someone like him… is it the kool-aid or the pipe whichever it is you need to give it up!!!!!!!!!!!!
AZ Republican: I can hear a huge sucking sound when I read your drivel. You have been sucked in by the Messiah garbage. I dare you to find a country anywhere in the world where they wouldn’t love to have what we have here from healthcare, to military, to resources, government services etc. People are sneaking in everyday. Obama has never seen a new tax he didn’t vote for. You are dreaming if you think you will keep more of your money under him. Check his record. A radical liberal is a radical liberal is a radical liberal. If you are a true Republican you would know the Republicans were not in power in Congress in the last two years and did not get us in this mess by themselves. The Dems contributed greatly to this debacle. P.S. Check out who he has surrounded himself with in the last few years if your are comforting yourself with the idea his experts will fix things.
mayberry– the Cleveland Plain Dealer is the most conservative paper in Ohio
Taking Religion out of politics isn’t the only thing Obama will do. He will also wipe out patriotism, and the Constitution which was created by men who were much wiser and smarter than Obama will also be adversely affected.
I refuse to vote for a man who votes against the desecration of the American flag, who fraternizes with known criminals (one of whom is currently in prison), and who plans to invite the members of ACORN, an extremely radical organization, to the White House to lay out the future strategy he plans to use to “change” this country.
Obama will change this country, alright! He will change what is right about America and will not fix what is wrong.
All you Obama fans have one heck of a surprise coming if he manages to win this election. Unfortunately, the rest of us will have to suffer for your ignorance!
It is really amazing so many americans are not tuned in with what obama stands for, I guess they just wanted to be brainwashed!!!!!!!!
Vote for the real american Mccain!!!!!!!!
These polls are so phony and inaccurate.
in 2004 Kerry was up by 3% on election day and Bush ended up winning. So tell me how accurate these polls are. I think the media is really pushing this because they’re afraid of what the real outcome will be.
AZRepublician, you could not have said it any better. As I have said on some other posts perhaps the Republician party can take this defeat for them to kick to the curb the nuts that have taken over the Republican. Unlike you I am not a Republician but it been a long time that I have been as pround as an American to vote for someone like Barack Obama.
Wake up people ! Obama’s policies of targeted tax credits, removal of SS ceiling, increased social spending, increased taxes on 250K+ will harm American businesses (especially small businesses) and they will also harm the working and middle class. Obama wants to lift the social security ceiling and he wants small businesses and wealthy individuals to cough up an additional 4% on taxes. This will take millions and millions of dollars away from businesses and individuals at a very critical time and where will the money go ? To the black hole that is the federal government? How much of this cash will the working class and the middle class see ? Large companies will pass Obama’s increases right back in the form of an increased cost of goods and services. Small businesses will pass them back in the form of reduced benefits, lower wages, and possibly a reduction of workforce. If you are a working class or middle class person employed by a small business, your job could be in jeopardy under an Obama presidency.
I am a small business owner. My company employs 30 people. If Obama wins and is able to implement his policies I will be forced to cut health care benefits, profit share benefits, 401k benefits, wage increases and will probaby have to get by with fewer employees. Explain to me how this will help my working class and middle class employees ?
Does the Obama lead reflect the number of illegal votes that his paid organization (ACORN) helped to register? How do polls deduct the ACORN amount of illegal voters to reflect a poll only of legal voters?
PATHETIC!
FOX NEWS IS A RIGHT WINGER UNPOLITICALLY CORRECT (OR EVENT CORRECT) MEDIA SOURCE.
AT LEAST GEORGE W. BUSH WON TWICE WHEN HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT.
AS A EVANGELICAL REPUBLICAN I AM GLAD THAT IDIOT WILL NOT WIN, AND HIS DRUG ADDICTED WIFE WILL NOT BE THE FIRST LADY.
Pathetic!
FOX NEWS IS A RIGHT WINGER UNPOLITICALLY CORRECT (OR EVENT CORRECT) MEDIA SOURCE.
AT LEAST GEORGE W. BUSH WON TWICE WHEN HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT.
AS A EVANGELICAL REPUBLICAN I AM GLAD THAT IDIOT WILL NOT WIN, AND HIS DRUG ADDICTED WIFE WILL NOT BE THE FIRST LADY.
SNL got it right ~ I’LL SAY “NO BAMA” YOU SING OUT “PASTOR WRIGHT”
NO Bama,____________
NO Bama,____________
All together now ,Loud and Proud ,
Hope for a brighter future in
McCain / Palin 2008
see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnLozS-TnM
also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9-PDWYyixY
Obama changes like the wind, he’ll say anything to try to get a vote.
An empty suit with a hidden agenda.
see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnLozS-TnM
also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9-PDWYyixY
He changes like the wind, saying whatever he thinks will get your vote.
AZRepublican for Obama, that’s assuming Obama is telling the truth about cutting taxes on the middle class. Well he’s not, someone has to pay for his BIG government! The wealthiest people will start moving to other countries like the wealthy in Californina have been leaving to other states. Now look at Cali, they are asking for a 7bil bailout!! Why cuz they taxed the wealthy out of their state and now they don’t have enough money WAH WAH!!
That is what will happen to the rest of the United States if Obama is elected! People are seduced by his promise of getting something for nothing and don’t see that they are heading into the lions den. But by the time you Obama supporters do it will be to late. He will target anyone who speaks out against him and freedom of speach will be gone. Obama is not the one! He is the deceiver!
People care about Obama associations - Ayers, Rev Wright!!!!!!!!!! I am a survivor of domestic terrorism. I was one block from OKC bombing and the haunts and sounds will follow me for a lifetime. I will vote for a man of honor - John McCain.
Main stream media!!!!!!!!!! You are zero in 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!! Obama, the media is baiting you. They know you don’t have the experience to be President. They want you in office because you will be a total screw up and create all kinds of stories that will up their ratings. Obama is a puppet of the Chicago Mob, Domestic Terrorist Bill Ayers, Radical Rev Wright. Obama is a Puppet! Wait until Iran gets ahold of him. He will go sit and have tea with them while they stab him in the back and screws our country.
Obama is a puppet of Chicago Mafia, Domestic Terrorist Bill Ayers, and Radical Rev Wright. Obama is a puppet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I shudder to think of how cold and blind America has become to vote for a man that supports abortion. Obama supports partial birth abortion. For those of you that do not know the procedure a baby is partially pulled out of the womb, scissors are then inserted into the baby’s skull and a vacuum is used to suck out it’s brains until the head collapses. Tell me how this is right? I’m sorry but this is just so wrong.
Polls are always suspect, but when the AP had it close, you all were drooling.
America will not be fooled this time. We realize that when corporations get tax breaks and run companies to the ground. They could care less about their workers.
In Ohio the right wing is doing everything they can try to suppress the vote.
ACORN, did have some lazy dishonest workers who were just trying to get paid. Mickey mouse and the dallas cowboys will not show up to vote in these places. The victim is ACORN who paid them.
McCain will win Ohio, over half the voters are too smart to vote for what’s his name.
AZ Republican is delusional at best. Brainwashed by the media for sure….I feel sorry for turncoats like you
When Barack Obama wins the presidency. He should give a public anouncement & thank Mccain Palin & fox news for helping him win the presidency. The more smears & negative talk they give to Barack Obama the better he does with undecided voters & the better he does in the national polls. So a message to Barack Obama Thank your oponents for your your win.
Obama/Biden 08
AZ Republican-it is laughable that you truly believe what you said…..I am so sorry for you. Again, may God help us in America. I dare you to read “Obama- The Man Behind the Mask” It is an eye opener.
There is still much hope among those of us who are voting for McCain. It may take a miracle, but I and many others believe in miracles.
Comment by Mike
October 25th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Obama will be the greatest president in American history.
is he running again in 8 years.
obama doesnt have a chance.
RE: Comment by AZRepublican for Obama
Did you forget the Twin Towers? Obama wants to give driver’s licenses and social security cards to ALL illegal immigrants! Obama would be become our great country’s biggest nightmare…
Those who are voting for Obama/Biden are very short-sighted and are voting for the past. If you hate Bush and blame him on everything then you are just doing a protest vote. This is also not a personality contest if you are trying to compare them with McCain/Pailin…on who is cool. Substance matters. Look at the future where Obama/Biden and the Democrat super majority are going to take this country… to the ground. If you are employed right now and a low hanging fruit to become unemployed, I am sorry to say that by voting for Obama/Biden you will just be voting for your unemployment.
In response to AZRepublican: Nice try my fellow Republican brother- or are you? When was the last time a liberal Democrat President LOWERED taxes for anybody? That’s right AZ, it has NEVER happened….so why would we think it will happen with our little Irish friend Barack O’ bama? (what? O’ Bama isn’t Irish?) Has anyone here heard the phrase, “tax and spend liberal”? The math is fuzzy with Obama’s economic plan: 95 % of Americans will get a “tax cut” while 5% will get a tax hike. Were you aware that 40% of all wage earners pay NO TAXES? Let me explain this is simple terms: 40% of all wage earners will pay no taxes AND get money taken ( stolen) from the top 5% . Take a glance at a wonderful little read called the “congressional Budget Office” http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=5746&type=0. If you have the time check out the facts:
The majority of federal income taxes are paid by the very highest income earners. The top 1% of income earners pay about 32% of all income taxes. The top 5% pays 51.4%. The top 10% of high income earners, pay 63.5%. The top 20% of income earners pays 78% of all federal income taxes.
Just in case you aren’t getting it yet, when people yell and hollah at Obamas speeches about raising taxes on “rich Corporations” and he gets elected and he implements his tax hikes, these corporations will pass on their higher taxes to you, Mr & Mrs. Public in the form of ….yep! you guessed it, higher prices.
In response to your Not feeling safer since 2001, let me ask you a question, ” Do you understand how many terrorist attacks were thwarted by the Bush administration since 9/11?”
You a Republican. HA! whatever.
As for Obama’s tax plan, take a look at the jobs leaving now, why do you think they are? Because the democrats started the give a little plan in the houseing industry and that worked well, their give a little destroyed the economy of not just our nation but ever other one that invested in ours. They started the welfare system and that worked well we ended up with generations of sit on our behinds, make babies and let the rich pay for us. If you look at the tax system now the rich, as Obama likes to put it, supports most of the government and the 95% he says he is not going to tax supports about 10%. So what he is saying is the guy who puts in 18 hour days will pay 100% while the guy who works 8 hours gets his money.
I, for one, would close my business and tell all you “my name is Jimmy, give me all you’ll give me’s” to start you own company and fork out your own money, time and efforts to build it. I’d tell you all to kiss off because I would not work the hours a boss does to keep a company going and make payroll to have some jerk come in and tell me after years of doing without that now that I have I have to give it to you. I see no reason why a small business or a big one should have to give what they earned to someone who did not finish high school or that did not put into the company what the people who started it did. It takes years of hard work, long hours and doing without to get a company going and when it does get going the owners do not owe anyone their profit. Nor do the Doctors, lawyers, engeneers, and other people who worked and educated themselfs to get where they are. They do not owe you anything.
From elizabeth (sic): “It will be interesting to see how all the obamites feel when all their libertiies are taken away. We tried to warn everyone. Only God can save this nation now.. we really need to pray for this country.”
Oh yes, Elizabeth. And Bush’s suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, extensive wiretapping of American citizens and defining a terrorist in part as someone who talks too much about the constitution brought about a “Golden Age” of Liberty in The United States of America. Right. Someone not really thinking through the issues ….
And by the way, what if God wants Obama in power? Are you going to defy him, and risk losing the key to the Kingdom? What if God is a Liberal/Socialist? You’re just making him angrier and angrier every day …
Just a thought.
McCain didn’t know at the time ACORN was a special interest group with a bias agenda to elect Obama. Every one was decieved by this group! They should have to pay tax payers money back. They are disgraceful! Why hasn’t Obama been asked about immigration??? As far as the Fairness Doctrine there are liberal radio talk shows, no one listens to them. And no one will, unless were forced to. I think this is what this doctrine is all about, force.
3 point difference? Oh, c’mon, it’s within the margin of error! My hubby’s from Ohio and they’re good folks up there. Show ‘em, you Buckeyes! Elect McCain.
Nancy:
I agree with you. Obama’s group gave Acorn $800,000…and so what if it was during the primaries only. It was enough to garner the votes for him. Obama is stll guilty of giving them money. No amount of lipstick that pig will make it go away! Acorn is still a shady part of who Obama is…something he’s not been able to shake off. It’ll be Obama’s “White Water”. We will have to hear about the whole four years along with all his other bad associations and actions. I fed up to the backteeth about Clinton’s dirty laundry.
Nancy:
I agree with you. Obama’s group gave Acorn $800,000…and so what if it was during the primaries only. It was enough to garner the votes for him. Obama is stll guilty of giving them money. No amount of lipstick on that pig will make it go away! Acorn is still a shady part of who Obama is…something he’s not been able to shake off. It’ll be Obama’s “White Water”. We will have to hear about the whole four years along with all his other bad associations and actions. I fed up to the backteeth about Clinton’s dirty laundry.
Bill Clinton is proof positive that there is a very large group of people whom you CAN fool, ALL of the time.
The entire aim of Obama is to CRASH the U.S. economy so Socialism/NeoMarxism can replace Democracy, and the plan of radicals like Bill Ayers to do just that has been in the works since the 70s;
And, it sounds very much like Obama backer, George Soros (of MoveOn.org) 99th wealthiest person in the world, who orchestrated the breaking of the Bank of England “Black Wednesday” is manipulating the Stock Market for just that purpose;
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/obama_voter_fraud/2008/09/22/133091.html
Hillary on Obama
Obama used the same intimidation/threats as he’s currently employing to get the Democratic candidacy
http://www.puma08.com/
someone has bumped their jugs…this man is a known lier and smooth talker.im personally sick of hearing his b/s.someone needs to ask him the real questions that he wont answer.and like fox news allways does.they descover the truth about this lier.and yes wright and the other radical morons in chi town need to be brought up on charges
ask him about that bill ayres clown,are better yet .let me deal with aires……..ron shirey,,,,,,,,,laurel delaware
Mike… you serious? I need to pause to let my laughter subside… umm… based on what? Used-car salesman-type of speeches? There is no record of achievement and he’s lies like a rug. Votes to raise taxes, claims he will not if in charge… claims he will reach across the asile, when he is literally the most liberal person in Congress and has voted party lines about 98% of the time ( the highest)… but he’ll look you in the eye and speak of utopia, and Marxist philosophies without people even seeing the reality behind the pandoring speech. sheeesh… It is sad that the one thing we learn from history is that we don’t learn from history… Obama will be a disaster and his economic, spend, legislate your life, type of philosophies are the conditions that the Ukrainians, et al are thrilled to no longer be living under… you should visit East Europe and learn more history befor making such a sad and delusional claim.
Vote for Osama Bin Biden!
I cannot beleive this is happening.
Are all americans asleep. I was no fan of McCain but Obama and Can’t tell the truth Joe are downright dangerous.
I will make sure that I visit every house in four counties in 2012 to make sure NY does not go for this socialist again.
Mike H.
Rochester NY
Im originally from Ohio but currently living in Colorado, how funny that they’re both toss-ups! Well I hate to disappoint Republicans, but both will be going for Obama this year. All my family back at home have told me that the polling is distorted there and that the lead is actually much greater than 3 points :0) On another note, I can guarantee that young people (and people with half a brain) will turn Colorado blue this year.
I HOPE THAT OHIOANS VOTE FOR THE WINNER, OBAMA, THIS ELECTION.
THEY SHOULD REALIZE THAT THEIR STATE IS NO LONGER A BATTLEGROUN STATE, IN THE SENSE THAT OBAMA CAN WIN WITHOUT OHIO AND/OR FLORIDA.
i THINK PEOPLE OF INDIAN ARE DOING GREAT NOW AND MORE AND MORE JOINING OBAMA CAMP.
THERE ARE OTHER STATES THAT ARE CHANGING COLOR TO LIGHT BLUE,
THEY ARE, GEORGIA, INDIANA, NORTH DAKOTA, MONTANA, WEST VIRGINIA.
WE WILL SEE ALOT OF SURPRISES ON ELECTION NIGHT.
HAPPY THE FORTH
GET OUT AND VOTE!
Why are you defending the rich? its time for the middle class both white and black to get a break…
whats’ wrong with you people.. socialism has always existed………just for the rich
Laugh it up, Low-Bama supporters. I want to see you high-fiving on November 5th. Oh, sorry, you’ll be crying in your unpatriotic corn flakes. If we could put a price on original American values then I’d take out a loan, give you the money, and you could go buy some. God knows you need them!!
where is the fairness doctrine for the liberal media they are so one sided it isn’t funny I’ll tell you what the fairness doctrine will do it will close down anybody who disagrees with mr. obama and his radical plans to ruin this country, it truly will be a communist country look at what happened to joe the plumber he was torn apart by a pack of ravenous wolves just for asking a question
What else has Obama failed to provide to the public - and an electorate - that deserves to know everything possible about a presidential candidate?
Occidental College records - not released.
Columbia Thesis paper - not available, locked down by faculty.
Harvard College records - not released, locked down by faculty.
Selective Service Registration - not released.
Medical records - not released (only a one-page report).
Illinois State Senate schedule - ‘not available.’
Law practice client list - not released.
Certified Copy of original Birth certificate - not released.
Embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth - not released.
Harvard Law Review articles published - None.
University of Chicago scholarly articles - None.
Record of Baptism– Not released or ‘not available.’
Illinois State Senate records–’not available.’
No wonder Obama’s critics have called him a Manuchurian Candidate, a Trojan Horse, and a stealth candidate! If he has nothing to hide, why on earth is he still refusing to come clean with the American people? Answer: he clearly has a lot to hide.
Mike I agree with you too..Americans are asleep. How can Americans let this happen?????/
Please WAKE UP AMERICA before it is too late.
I should have known this was where McCain was getting his information he quoted on Meet the Press
Ohio will be won by McCain. Go ahead and count your chickens before they’re hatched because birds of a feather flock together and the truth is out there for all to see. The only ones wanting Obama to win are the welfare and lazy ones that don’t want to work. Oh, also the ones that think they are so elite that guns, religion, and bibles are no longer important to most of us. In God WE Trust!!!!
McCain needs to get started on HIS innuagural speech!
omg omg obama the new GOD we should not stop the 2nd coming of his lord ship he can look you in the eye and make you believe anything he is the true messiah over whats his face jesus
NOBAMA!!!!! i mean seriously, who wants B O for four years?