John McCain and Barack Obama are perfectly tied in Ohio, according to the newest survey from Public Policy Polling (August 12-14, 2008 survey of 950 likely General Election voters)
Obama had led in PPP’s June and July polls of the state. It’s 45-45 with 10% undecided.
It seems that 17% of democrats are voting for McCain, and 8% are undecided. Most of them white and older in age. I guess Ohio would be a state that the Clintons need to go to to stump for Obama.
Here are the details.
| <td</td>Gender | |
| Base | Women | Men |
McCain | 45% | 42% | 47% |
Obama | 45% | 47% | 42% |
Undecided | 11% | 11% | 10% |
| <td</td>Party | |
| Base | Democrat | Republican | Other |
McCain | 45% | 17% | 89% | 28% |
Obama | 45% | 75% | 7% | 45% |
Undecided | 11% | 8% | 3% | 26% |
| <td</td>Race | |
| Base | White | African-American | Other |
McCain | 45% | 49% | 18% | 32% |
Obama | 45% | 38% | 80% | 55% |
Undecided | 11% | 12% | 2% | 13% |
| <td</td>Age | |
| Base | [18 to 29] | [30 to 45] | [46 to 65] | [Older than 65] |
McCain | 45% | 41% | 41% | 47% | 49% |
Obama | 45% | 52% | 48% | 43% | 36% |
Undecided | 11% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 15% |