Ohio for Obama

It's come to the attention of just about every national news station that Ohio has recently been showing a lean toward Obama. The Washington Post mentions that as of right now, Obama's support seems to be up to 51% whereas McCain's is at 45% of the state. If it were any other state, it shouldn't be such a big deal, however, it has been a fact throughout history that a Republican nominee has never won a presidential election without winning Ohio. This means that if Obama takes Ohio, it is very likely that he will also take the presidency. According to the Washington Post, McCain is having a hard time claiming Ohio because it is such a "blue-collar" state instead of high incomes. McCain's specialties are Iraq, foreign policy, and any kind of warfare. However, in such hard economic times with Obama being viewed as more of an economic leader, Ohio, with a middle class working state base, finds that more important in a candidate at the moment. The support for Obama comes at an extremely opportune time since early voting begins this week in Ohio. The article highlights the amount of text messages and emails sent to voters this year as well as the amazingly high turnout of new voters registering can also be good for Obama. McCain also doesn't do as well with women, which is why he was counting on Gov. Palin to bring some of that support base toward his side, but in Ohio it seems to not be working as well. The biggest factor though in this part of the country is definitely the economy, with Ohio being one of the states that has been hit the hardest by economic issues and job losses. The Ohio voters are just looking for a way out, and they don't, apparently, see that in McCain.