Question:
Respondents to the Ohio Poll were asked:
• “Suppose the election for president was being held today and the candidates were . . .
John McCain and Sarah Palin, the Republicans . . . Barack Obama and Joe Biden,
the Democrats . . . Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate . . . and Ralph Nader,
the Independent. Which would you vote for?”
• “Do you think you will definitely vote for (INSERT CANDIDATE CHOICE) for
president and vice
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Poll Demographics\
John McCain 48%
Barack Obama 44
Other candidate 5
Don’t know 4

About this Poll
These findings are based on the most recent Ohio Poll conducted by the Institute for
Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati between September 5 and September 10, 2008.
A random sample of 775 likely voters from throughout the state was interviewed by telephone.
In 95 of 100 cases, the statewide estimates will be accurate to plus or minus 3.5 percent.
In addition to sampling error, there are other sources of variation inherent in public
opinion studies, such as non-response, question wording, or context effects that can
introduce error or bias.
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