Poll Has McCain and Obama Tied in Ohio

John McCain and Barack Obama are tied in Ohio, according to a Public Policy Polling survey.
Both men receive 45 percent of the support of voters, 10 percent of whom remain undecided. The Democrat had led in PPP Ohio polls in June and July.

While McCain gets the backing of nearly nine in 10 Republican voters, Obama gets the support of only three quarters of Democrats. Obama leads among independents.

Many of the Democrats who aren’t supporting Obama “are disproportionately white, female, and middle aged, an indication that it could be former supporters of Hillary Clinton who are holding out,” according to the pollster’s analysis.

“Ohio is one state, along with Pennsylvania and Michigan, where Barack Obama would probably be well served by some joint appearances with the Clintons,” wrote Dean Debnam, PPP’s president. “Democrats have a party ID advantage in Ohio but that won