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Rosebud Ohio
11/05/12 10:11 am

Inner city Cleveland is pretty bad. Not everyone in Cleveland is, but either the majority or the loudest are quite ignorant (note that means uneducated) and or dangerous.

Rosebud Ohio
11/05/12 9:56 am

You must not get out much then.

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Rosebud Ohio
11/05/12 9:54 am

Cws- have you ever been there?
RJ- a mix. I live in the suburban area, but travel downtown (and or on the OSU college campus) several times a week. Rural now and then. And know plenty of people spread between the three.

EarlyBird Portland
11/05/12 7:20 am

Does anyone know the odds of choosing all 15 swing states correctly?

bop
11/04/12 6:49 pm

Woooooo we matter!

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snuffulufugus Missouri
11/04/12 3:32 pm

It's hard not to laugh

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snuffulufugus Missouri
11/04/12 3:30 pm

I bet you've never met a person from the state.

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palindrome California
11/04/12 2:03 pm

Wtf?! No they're not... Not at all

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Evseng2
11/04/12 10:24 am

If Ohio State University plays @ home the Saturday prior to election and they win (which they did) the incumbent wins Ohio

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Evseng2
11/04/12 10:22 am

If Obama wins, and you think we would be saying "bye bye"
What would make this term different?

Nikc
11/04/12 9:18 am

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caldude
11/04/12 7:44 am

Kyal is right. In 08, polls under predicted the democratic margin. Also, many polls don't count cellphone only and sporadic voters who lean democratic. Also, even polling firms affiliated with the republicans like waa, ras and gravis did NOT show Romney ahead in their last Ohio polls.

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DJE16 Florida
11/04/12 7:26 am

Ohio will follow Florida i thing....both states are two peas in a pod demographically

steel-jack Utah
11/04/12 6:20 am

@cws how about you take a gamble and come down here??

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steel-jack Utah
11/04/12 6:13 am

I hate Obama but I think he will still win. Say bye bye to the USA that we all love

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kytoaltoky
11/04/12 6:05 am

I doubt it. 53%? That would be a shift of about six points before election day. If Romney wins Ohio, it'll be within 2 points, <51%.

kytoaltoky
11/04/12 5:59 am

Actually, the best metrics I've seen are still undercounting youth and minority votes. In 2008, it meant that Obama exceeded the poll averages. This year, they'll be closer. I'm wagering the 3rd party vote will be higher, now that we have an incumbent. That alone could swing the election to Romney.

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cws
11/04/12 3:05 am

Also Utah is one of two states in the union to outlaw all forms of gambling, so you shouldn't be betting at all!

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cws
11/04/12 3:04 am

Let's hope you're not betting much, for your sake.

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cws
11/04/12 3:03 am

Cool to know that one of the nation's largest cities is "full of idiots." Thanks for the update!

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cws
11/04/12 3:01 am

Wacky that the guy from the most religious state in the nation wants us to trust his gut feeling rather than the rigorous work of qualified political scientists!

cws
11/04/12 2:57 am

Actually most polls just call people and ask them how they're voting. More people are saying Obama in Ohio. Extrapolate from that what you will.

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starace65
11/04/12 2:41 am

voter turnout will be decisively GOP. most polls that show Obama leading are assuming 2008 turnout models. that AIN'T gonna happen. Romney will win by 3 points. and as Ohio goes .... so goes the Presidency.

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chadp71
11/03/12 8:07 pm

Obama had 2800 show up to see him
Romney had 30,000 to see him
Romney wins Ohio with 53% of the vote

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monkeyy Ohio
11/03/12 6:27 pm

Sorry… I figured it out now ;)

GirlOnFire Ohio
11/03/12 6:09 pm

Wait a sec...I live in Cleveland...
For all of u saying that people from Cleveland/Ohio are stupid, that's really insulting. Why do u say that?

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EarlyBird Portland
11/03/12 6:07 pm

Zman - how long do you think it will take before we know who won?

EarlyBird Portland
11/03/12 6:03 pm

If you don't want to see them, unclick in the questions menu.

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sydwel
11/03/12 2:57 pm

Then you must have only met one person. Btw were they dumb or did you just find their political choice to be dumb.?

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rastamonsta
11/03/12 2:35 pm

Ohio will probably be pretty close.
I believe Obama is up by 3 in Ohio which of course is subject to change. But Romney is campaigning in Pennsylvania now, which he's down by 6 in. Ohio is so crucial, yet he left for penn. which he probably won't win anyway. Ohio was the better opportunity

zman117 Ohio
11/03/12 1:37 pm

Provisional ballots by law can not be counted for 10 days following the election. and Because it is going to be a close contest those few hundred thousand votes are going to be needed, and since Ohio will have enough electoral to swing the election, we are not going to know the winner Tuesday night

zman117 Ohio
11/03/12 1:33 pm

Ohio is not going to be called on Tuesday. On average we have had 200,000 provisional ballots the last few elections, and this year for the first time the Secretary of State of Ohio sent by request 1.3 million absentee ballots out. However, as of now 397,000 have still not been returned.

RJ1969 SoCal
11/03/12 1:16 pm

ok, good enough for me. I'm changing my choice because four4byu seems trustworthy, even if it is completely opposite of what most of the professional analysts are saying.

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Carabella State of Bliss
11/03/12 12:56 pm

The GOTP'ERS is dreaming if they think Ohio will go to Robme... Not unless his Romney-owned voting machines are rigged.

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timeout Boston Strong
11/03/12 12:03 pm

How Ohio goes so goes the country. Barack Obama. Checkmate!

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monkeyy Ohio
11/03/12 11:43 am

Excuse me? That's so ignorant and insulting… I don't even know how to respond!

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monkeyy Ohio
11/03/12 11:42 am

I thought swing state pick 'ems were supposed to be in a category you could chose not to see…

four4byu Utah
11/03/12 11:37 am

Romney wins Ohio by 54-46...but it may not be that close. Trust me. You'll see.

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andrewv SC
11/03/12 11:03 am

I hope one day my state will be a swing state. Or, at least worth candidates campaigning in.

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andrewv SC
11/03/12 11:02 am

What an ignorant broad generalization.

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jmpalu
11/03/12 10:53 am

Please take in consideration I'm not that far from Cleveland

jmpalu
11/03/12 10:51 am

Never met a smart person from the state

MiKEY2012 Florida
11/03/12 10:13 am

No your correct! He's a winner. ????

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MiKEY2012 Florida
11/03/12 9:55 am

Poll this morning from Orc & a Ohio newspaper had Obama a 5 point lead. But polls are for strippers!!
Enough of the polls!!!! Can't wait to be done w/ this Tuesday. Ill keep this app til Wednesday so I can rub in faces of all the right wingers on this app then I'm deleting. Spring is here☀????????????

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RJ1969 SoCal
11/03/12 9:45 am

are you rural, suburb, or city? I ask because that your interaction with others makes your assessment more accurate, and the fact that someone who ID's themselves as teaparty that answers honestly, like you did, makes your assessment credible.

RJ1969 SoCal
11/03/12 9:42 am

where are all the people? if there are more in the cities than spread out in rural areas, then that's where the voting power is.

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RJ1969 SoCal
11/03/12 9:40 am

Love these swing state pick'ems Tony!

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sydwel
11/03/12 9:33 am

Right now it seems like Ohio is leaning a little more towards Obama. It's still going to be tight either way.

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cheef Long Island, New York
11/03/12 9:20 am

Milkdud - the state is worth a lot of electoral votes. whereas in the last elections Republicans take the south and midwest (which usually have less votes) while the Democrats take the northeast and Pacific coast (not that many states but lots of electoral votes), Ohio gives a lot of votes and is ..