Reply #2: Well, the poll that had Obama up was a PPP poll, which is a Democratic firm.

[SteppingRazor]

The poll that had McCain up was Rasmussen, which is not an in-house firm for either party. So, if I had to guess one way or the other, I'd say McCain may be up by a hair there right now, but that for all intents and purposes, the state is tied.

And while I certainly don't think we should toss Ohio aside, I should point out that McCain needs the state far more than Obama does. Check out the map at today's electoral-vote.com, which has all the most up-to-date polls in a state-by-state comparison. Right now, it has Obama winning by some 70 electoral votes and doing it without Ohio, Florida, Missouri or Virginia.