Governor John Kasich Predicts Mitt Romney Victory in Ohio
By Matt Metzner | 10/28/2012 | Elections 2012, Headline, Ohio, President | 8 Comments
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The Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, announced today that he believes Mitt Romney will win the battleground state on the legs of the auto-bailout discussion. The Republican governor announced on Meet The Press, “I believe right now we are currently ahead. Internals show us currently ahead. I honestly think that Romney is going to carry Ohio. And you know I haven’t been saying this, I now believe it’s going to happen.”
Whether the internal polls reflect a large swing of voters toward Romney or Obama is only available to the candidates’ campaigns and pollsters. The latest public polling data contradicts Governor Kasich’s argument.
The latest Cincinnati Enquirer/Ohio News presidential poll shows the two candidates in a dead heat. A Rasmussen poll published on the 23rd and a Suffolk presidential poll also have the candidates tied.
The remainder of the presidential polls released in the past week have Obama leading by an average of 1.9 points. These polls were conducted by Purple Strategies, CNN, American Research Group, TIME, SurveyUSA, and PPP. In the TIME poll released on Tuesday, President Obama led in the state by 5 points.
It’s no secret that many believe the election hinges on the outcome of the vote in Ohio. If Obama wins Ohio and Pennsylvania, it’s almost certain that he will win the election. Romney needs the state and Florida to stay competitive if current polling is indicative of the November 6 outcome. The two candidates will continue to campaign hard in Ohio and move west into Colorado, where the two candidates are also tied.
Collectively the two states have 27 electoral votes and theoretically early returns in Ohio could influence last minute voters in Colorado, further highlighting the importance of the Buckeye state.
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Chas Holman
10.28.2012
@chas_holman
Well… John also predicted McCain would win Ohio in 2008.
So far he is 0 out of 1.
Alex Gauthier
10.29.2012
@alexg
wasnt aware he swung and missed last time. always great to keep track of these things
Brian Maple
10.28.2012
@Brian Maple
Anyone who, at this point, is still choosing to support Romney is making a fatal mistake. The fact that he cannot give any specificity or further detail to his supposed economic plan to create more jobs is dangerous, as is the fact that he claims he will not ask the highest income Americans to pay anymore tax. This is because when any average person thinks about the fact that he also wants to add “trillions” of dollars to the military, which they have not asked for, there is no way, no how, this is not going to drive us into further recession. We cannot go down that road. We have come too far. And his social policies? The world is watching. For every single woman, every single person of color, every single person of every faith and denomination – we have come too far, America. We are moving forward.
Michael Higham
10.28.2012
@michaelhigham
The popular polls are close but Obama seems to have an advantage in electoral votes. I spoke to a lot of people from all political convictions who want to move away from the electoral college to pure popular votes.
Jane Susskind
10.29.2012
@jsusskind
Yeah, that’s a popular opinion, especially in CA where it’s hard to feel as though your vote will shift the political tendencies of the state.
Neil
10.29.2012
Romney +2 in Ohio – Rasmussen. I would say that’s “in step” w/current polling.
Lucky
10.29.2012
Wishful thinking on part of Mr. Kasich.
bob jackson
10.29.2012
@bobj72
If you believe ANYTHING RASMUSSEN, you’ve really been “bam-bozelled !” …….