Politico: New (UC) Ohio Poll to be released Sunday shows Obama +3

[featherman]

"What readers will see on the Sunday front page of Ohio’s EIGHT largest newspapers – a consortium poll story By Mark Naymik, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer Politics Writer: “Ohio voters, wrong only twice when picking the president in the last 108 years, remain nearly split over their choice for the White House, according to a new Ohio Newspaper Poll. But while the race remains a statistical dead heat, more voters are siding with Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who has erased Republican Sen. John McCain's previous lead in the Buckeye State and now holds a 3-point advantage, 49 percent to 46 percent. The poll, when compared with the two previous Ohio Newspaper Polls, suggests the Illinois senator has momentum on his side. The latest poll of 886 likely voters, conducted Oct. 18-22, also asked Ohioans their views on the Iraq war and national security, issues where McCain holds an advantage. But with the economic crisis eclipsing all other issues, especially in Ohio, Obama has been able to keep the race focused on pocketbook issues, to his benefit.”

http://www.politico.com/playbook/1008/playbook473.html

It should be noted that the last (U. of Cincinnati) Ohio Poll had McCain leading 48-46 (Oct 6) so Obama is up 3 and McCain down 2 since then.

[book_worm]

1. Good News! Other polls show bigger leads for Obama but it really is the trend.

[GarbagemanLB]

2. I think this poll is much closer to the actual situation on the ground than that 14 point poll a few

days ago.

[TeamJordan23]

3. As long as we are winning Virginia and Colorado; I don't care too much about Ohio. nm