Bush slipping in Ohio, poll says

[Norbert]

President Bush's job approval rating in Ohio has hit an all-time low, according to an Ohio Poll released Friday.

Only 46 percent of Ohioans approve of Bush's performance - 3 percentage points lower than the last poll, in February - and 51 percent disapprove.

The survey was of adults - not necessarily registered voters - so the numbers don't necessarily reflect how voters will act in November, said pollsters at the University of Cincinnati's Institute for Policy Research. But they do underscore the closeness of the campaign in Ohio, a state that Republicans considered to be Bush's not long ago.

Three Cabinet-level Bush administration officials have visited Cincinnati in the past week, and advance scouts for Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic nominee, were in Cincinnati Friday. They're planning a midday campaign rally for Tuesday.

The time and place of the event will be announced today, but a campaign spokeswoman said the theme has already been decided: "Jobs, jobs, jobs."

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http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/04/03/loc_loc1apoll.html

This is potentially great news for John Kerry. Remember, historically the candidate that loses in Ohio rarely ever wins a presidential election.

[AspenRose]

1. Great news, but

still can't get complacent or take anything for granted.

[Norbert]

2. This will be a hard fought state

John Kerry has to continue to drive the jobs issue in Ohio because the state lost a number of manufacturing and other jobs. I think this state will ultimately go down to the wire.