Latest polls show Obama with slim lead
With just two days until the Nov. 6 general election, the latest presidential poll conducted by The Columbus Dispatch shows President Barack Obama holding a 2-point edge over Republican challenger Gov. Mitt Romney.
The Ohio poll, which was released Sunday, Nov. 4, shows Obama with 50 percent support to 48 percent for Romney.
The poll’s margin of error is 2.2 percent.
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said Sunday morning the Buckeye State – with its 18 electoral votes – is likely to prove decisive for the presidential election.
When asked by CNN's Candy Crowley if he thought there were a way Romney could win without carrying Ohio, Portman said: "Probably, but I wouldn't want to risk it. No Republican ever has won without Ohio. And I think we're going to win Ohio, I really do."
The latest Dispatch poll marks a drop for Obama who led by 9 points in the last survey conducted before the three presidential debates held in November.
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The latest Washington Post-ABC News national poll shows a dead heat this weekend, with Obama and Romney both at 48 percent among likely voters.
Meanwhile, an NBC/WSJ/Marist poll over the weekend gave Obama a solid 6-point lead with 51 to 45 percent, while a CNN/Opinion Research poll gave Obama a slimmer lead of 3 points. A Rasmussen poll released last week, however, showed the candidates knotted at 49-49.
In Ohio’s Senate race, the Dispatch poll finds incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) topping GOP challenger Josh Mandel by 6 points.