Mitt-mentum!… Romney Passes Obama in Ohio For First Time
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, October 29, 2012, 10:28 AM
Advantage Romney–
A boy wearing a Captain America costume has a handwritten sign on the shield reading: “Captain Romney for America” at a campaign rally held by U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan in Ohio. (Reuters)
Mitt Romney now leads the presidential race in Ohio according to Rassmussen.
This is the first time that Mitt has led the Ohio race.
Rasmussen reported:
The race for Ohio’s Electoral College votes remains very close, but now Mitt Romney now has a two-point advantage.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Ohio Voters shows Romney with 50% support to President Obama’s 48%. One percent (1%) likes some other candidate, while another one percent (1%) remains undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Ohio remains a Toss-Up in the Rasmussen Reports Electoral College Projections. Based on the current projections, Romney would have to win Wisconsin if he loses Ohio in order to move into the White House.
The candidates have been locked in a very tight battle in Ohio since August. A week ago, Romney and Obama were tied in the Buckeye State with 48% support each. This is the first time Romney has taken even a modest lead in the race.
The crowds turned out for Romney-Ryan in Ohio this weekend. (Twitchy)
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Jim commented:
Come on! Does anybody really believe that Team Obama will not steal Ohio? Obama will get Ohio, no matter the lengths they have to go to steal it.
Sandy commented:
John Kasich, Gov of Ohio says he saw the internals and that Romney is up by 4.
Sandy commented:
Jim #1 — Obama might steal 2% but 4% could be a little tougher. Its easier to steal an election if your win is plausible but this is beginning to look a lot like a blowout.
Sasja commented:
Would those in Ohio who still support Barry tell us which of his policies you support that makes you want to vote for him again and why more of the same will be good for America?
Granny commented:
Do Not count any chickens yet!
VOTE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT
Limousine Barry commented:
Let me be clear, I need more cemetery votes to win Ohio! My campaign is going down the toilet!
Let the dead democrats in every cemetery vote! Davy Axelrod and Joe Biden agree!
Oliver commented:
#4 Sasja: “Free birth control pills and a free phone. And who the hell is Ben Gazi?” /s
Militant Conservative commented:
Granny, I understand your trepidation. I have early voted as have thousands in my
county in Georgia. This is also why the left is scared to death. Republicans vote early.
Democrats/procrastinators vote on the day of the election if the weather is fair.
I think we are seeing the hand of GOD in Hurricane Sandy. This depresses Democrat
voting but not Republicans. Romney is right on target with how his numbers should
be. I predicted a landslide over a year ago and stand by that prediction.
We will take more seats in the House. Possible pick up of 9 or more in the
Senate and the WH. Oh yeah! This country is swinging to the right in a big way.
Pretty easy when you have such UBER leftists in office. America is a center right
country. Does not make you a zealot, just a pragmatist.
ebayer commented:
We’re 8 days away from the presidential election…that’s a little over a week away from seeing the Obama Regime come to an end.
Ohio is not going to be close. Romney is going to win the state by around 54% to 46%. I know this because Independents are breaking for Romney in droves…by double digits in Ohio. Democrats depend on running up large margins in Cuyahoga County to win the state of Ohio but there’s a very good chance that Romney might actually win the Greater Cleveland area (which seems remarkable, but if a Republican could ever win Cleveland it’s this year). If that happens, then Romney might end up winning as much as 56% of the vote in Ohio. It all depends on how much Cleveland’s suburbs outvote the inner city. Ohio sees no reason to give Obama another term; they gave him a chance and he failed and it’s a very Ohio thing to do to fire him. The mood on the ground in Ohio right now is actually very much like it was in 1992 when people decided it was time to fire George H.W. Bush because they didn’t think he did a good enough job to stay president.
Lawrence Rosenthal commented:
Breaking: Romney suspends campaign.
Didn’t President McCain try the same thing?
Granny commented:
BREAKING – Obama Regime delays Jobs Report until after the election -
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/10/29/BLS-May-Delay-Jobs-Numbers
You might recall that last month they managed to get the numbers under 8% by leaving out the entire state of California.
Warthog commented:
The first pebble of a landslide just bonked Obama in the head.
Militant Conservative commented:
#14 October 29, 2012 at 10:56 am
PegLeg commented:
Obama just did the same thing, Your point is what?
Patty commented:
Massive Crowds.
New Projection of Election Results: Romney 52, Obama 47
http://weeklystandard.com/blogs/new-poll-projects-romney-52-obama-47_658066.html
Swing State Tracking: Romney 50%, Obama 46% (Oct 29)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_swing_state_tracking_poll
Patty commented:
OT
Axelrod: Romney camp won’t be saved by a bad jobs report
President Obama’s top campaign strategist, David Axelrod, told reporters that the Romney campaign would not be bouyed by a bad jobs report on Friday, the weekend before Election Day.
Romney’s various reasons for confidence include the belief that “bad jobs number Friday could give final lift,” as Politico’s Mike Allen noted in the Playbook.
“That is kind of a perverse sentiment,” Axelrod said in response on a conference call today. “I think they’re going to be disappointed.”
It may be a moot question. The Department of Labor may delay the release of the jobs numbers. “A Labor official said the agency will assess the schedule for all its data releases this week when the ‘weather emergency’ is over,” The Wall Street Journal reported today.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/axelrod-romney-camp-wont-be-saved-by-a-bad-jobs-report/article/2512006#.UI628IbQkb2
Militant Conservative commented:
GEEZ even the poser n chief can’t draw flies.
ebayer commented:
@ # 11
Mitt Romney has shelved events across the country “out of sensitivity” for the millions of Americans in the path of Hurricane Sandy, his campaign said Monday.
The campaign decided to scrap campaigning on Monday night and Tuesday.
Romney has also scrapped a Tuesday trip to New Hampshire “to ensure we do not put people in danger and do not tie up first-responders.
Militant Conservative commented:
Watch what happens after the storm. Romney surges even faster and obama sinks
even lower, mainly due to his”leadership” LOL what a joke. Obama is seriously
the weakest president we have ever had. what a putz.
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