Ohio-Pres: Columbus Dispatch: Tied at 45

[krazen1211]

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/26/tight-races-put-undecided-voters-in-control.html

Romney 45
Obama 45


Dispatch is an excellent pollster. Splendid news!

[Tender Branson]

Very similar to their August 2008 poll:

https://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2008/pollsa.php?action=indpoll&id=3920080821097

[Supersonic]

Good news.

[ZuWo]

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/26/tight-races-put-undecided-voters-in-control.html

Romney 45
Obama 45


Dispatch is an excellent pollster. Splendid news!

Well, an occasional tie with Obama when most polls show Obama with the lead isn't such splendid news for Romney. On the other hand, the poll shows that everything is still possible in Ohio and that's at least partly encouraging for Romney.

[Umengus]

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/26/tight-races-put-undecided-voters-in-control.html

Romney 45
Obama 45


Dispatch is an excellent pollster. Splendid news!

Well, an occasional tie with Obama when most polls show Obama with the lead isn't such splendid news for Romney. On the other hand, the poll shows that everything is still possible in Ohio and that's at least partly encouraging for Romney.

last ohio polls:

Quin: O +6 (outlier considering the party id sample)

PPP= O +3
univ of cin.: O +3
Ras: tie
Purple S: R+2

An now Dispatch: R by 0,2

[Niemeyerite]

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/26/tight-races-put-undecided-voters-in-control.html

Romney 45
Obama 45


Dispatch is an excellent pollster. Splendid news!

Well, an occasional tie with Obama when most polls show Obama with the lead isn't such splendid news for Romney. On the other hand, the poll shows that everything is still possible in Ohio and that's at least partly encouraging for Romney.

last ohio polls:

Quin: O +6 (outlier considering the party id sample)

PPP= O +3
univ of cin.: O +3
Ras: tie
Purple S: R+2

An now Dispatch: R by 0,2

Still, more polls show Obama leading.

[pbrower2a]

Interactive polls are worthless.

[Umengus]

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/26/tight-races-put-undecided-voters-in-control.html

Romney 45
Obama 45


Dispatch is an excellent pollster. Splendid news!

Well, an occasional tie with Obama when most polls show Obama with the lead isn't such splendid news for Romney. On the other hand, the poll shows that everything is still possible in Ohio and that's at least partly encouraging for Romney.

last ohio polls:

Quin: O +6 (outlier considering the party id sample)

PPP= O +3
univ of cin.: O +3
Ras: tie
Purple S: R+2

An now Dispatch: R by 0,2

Still, more polls show Obama leading.

yes but some polls show now a Romney lead too. it was not the case 2 weeks ago...

[opebo]

Yes the momentum is clearly in Romney/Ryan's favor at the moment.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

I think this is an outlier. They have the Senate Poll Results tied at 44-44 each. The only person to even have that race close is Rasmussen, and they have a lot of BS Polls (See Missouri).

[The Mikado]

Yes the momentum is clearly in Romney/Ryan's favor at the moment.

As well it should be: this is their week, after all.  If the momentum wasn't for Romney at this point we'd know he was a dead man walking.

[opebo]

Yes the momentum is clearly in Romney/Ryan's favor at the moment.

As well it should be: this is their week, after all.  If the momentum wasn't for Romney at this point we'd know he was a dead man walking.

Perhaps.. I admire your optimism.  It is interesting though that the momentum shift seems to be precisely where he needs it, excepting perhaps New Hampshire.

[krazen1211]

Interactive polls are worthless.

Obviously not given how they have used it to success. Polls by mail merely have a longer turnaround than those by phone.

[pepper11]

Excellent work Romney Ryan. Please keep it up.

[Tender Branson]

Columbus Dispatch Ohio polls are really good historically, just like the Univ. of Cincinnati poll.

The only race they blew was the 2006 Senate & Gov. race, where they predicted a 24-point Brown win, when he won by "only" 12. And they said Strickland by 36 when he won by "only" 24.

[Tender Branson]

A blast from the past:

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[Sbane]

I really think Ohio will be at the national average this year, so this poll sounds about right. Any Democrats thinking Ohio is a cakewalk is engaging in wishful thinking.

[mondale84]

LOL at people creaming themselves over one questionable poll.

[morgieb]

LOL at people creaming themselves over one questionable poll.

This is Atlas, mate. That's been happening for the past eight years lol.

[The Mikado]

Yes the momentum is clearly in Romney/Ryan's favor at the moment.

As well it should be: this is their week, after all.  If the momentum wasn't for Romney at this point we'd know he was a dead man walking.

Perhaps.. I admire your optimism.  It is interesting though that the momentum shift seems to be precisely where he needs it, excepting perhaps New Hampshire.

Republicans always surge the week of the GOP convention, which starts tomorrow.  Romney will likely be ahead in most of the key states this time next week.  It's factored into my guesses.

Democratic convention will balance it out.

[NVGonzalez]

A mail in survey? Yeah at least add an asterisk on it.

[Meeker]

I really wouldn't pay attention to any polling anywhere until about September 17.

[Tender Branson]

A mail in survey? Yeah at least add an asterisk on it.

Why ? It's how the absentee balloting works too. And the Dispatch poll has been good most of the time.

[MaxQue]

A mail in survey? Yeah at least add an asterisk on it.

Why ? It's how the absentee balloting works too. And the Dispatch poll has been good most of the time.

Who is crazy enough to pay a stamp to answer a poll?

[Tender Branson]

A mail in survey? Yeah at least add an asterisk on it.

Why ? It's how the absentee balloting works too. And the Dispatch poll has been good most of the time.

Who is crazy enough to pay a stamp to answer a poll?

Maybe the Dispatch pays the stamp ?