It can be argued that the presidential election is coming down to Ohio. It is very likely that the eventual winner will carry the Buckeye State, and that entity will be enough to put Pres. Barack Obama or Mitt Romney over the top nationally. There are other scenarios — either candidate losing Ohio but carrying Wisconsin and Colorado, for example – but the voting patterns suggest that Ohio will choose the winner.
That being the case, let’s check the latest Ohio polls. Six separate polls measuring the Obama-Romney campaign were just released and these are the results:
• Angus Reid (Oct. 18-20; 550 likely Ohio voters):
Obama 48%; Romney 48%
• Gravis Marketing (Oct. 18-19; 1,923 likely Ohio voters via automated calls):
47% Tie
• Public Policy Polling (Oct. 18-20; 523 likely Ohio voters):
Obama 49%; Romney 48%
• Pulse Opinion Research for Let Freedom Ring organization (Oct. 15; 1,000 likely Ohio voters):
Romney 47%; Obama 46%
• Quinnipiac University (Oct. 17-20; 1,548 likely Ohio voters):
Obama 50%; Romney 45%
• Suffolk University (Oct. 18-21; 600 likely Ohio voters):
47% Tie
Can it be any closer? For the second time in 12 years, deciding the presidency could come down to just a handful of votes.