Ohio - Columbus Dispatch Poll (10/22 to 10/31) - O 52% M 46%

[Median Democrat]

This poll has a wider margin than the Mason-Dixon Poll, but it is a newspaper poll, so take it for what its worth as to which one is more accurate.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/11/02/copy/POLL02.ART_ART_11-02-08_A1_93BOK6G.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

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Obama keeps his lead in Ohio
Final poll: Obama 52%, McCain 46%

The mail survey of 2,164 likely Ohio voters was conducted Oct. 22 through Friday, with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

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[SuperTrouper]

1. Not too accurate but if history is to be trusted this poll has predicted

the Presidential Ohio winner in several decades. However, high margin of error.

[Sodan]

4. +2/-2 high MOE?

[Bicoastal]

2. Hasn't this poll predicted the Ohio WINNER every single year?

[Sodan]

10. Yep, and the MOE is 2 - Mason Dixon is 4.

[Median Democrat]

16. Why Is Sodan Lying?

[Median Democrat]

17. Why Is Sodan Lying?

Another post after I explained that I was referring to margin between Obama and McCain.

[Phoonzang]

3. Isn't that supposed to be one of the most awful polls out there? nt

[Smuckies]

5. Obama will win Ohio, but not by that much. n/t

[HCE SuiGeneris]

6. Happy to give this its first REC!

:kick:

[Sodan]

7. No - Mason Dixon MOE 4.0, Dispatch 2.0 !!

[Sodan]

8. If you make a thread like this LOOK at the DAMN polls

MASON DIXON MOE 4.0 (625 LV)

DISPATCH MOE 2.0 (2164 LV)

[Sodan]

9. Why are you lying?

"This poll has a wider margin than the Mason-Dixon Poll, but it is a newspaper poll, so take it for what its worth as to which one is more accurate."

+2/-2 MOE

MASON DIXON +4/-4

[Median Democrat]

14. I Was Referring to the Margin Between Obama and McCain, Not MOE

[jenmito]

11. Did you catch this comment from a McCain supporter?:

But McCain will get the vote of Pete Thompson, 40, an accountant/business broker from Powell.

"John McCain has the most experience, and he will keep my taxes the same," he said of the Arizona Republican. "I do not trust Barack Obama. He has not provided everything about his background including work experience, school transcripts, birth certificate, etc."

Freeper. :rofl:

[Sodan]

12. ???

Why are you lying?

"This poll has a wider margin than the Mason-Dixon Poll, but it is a newspaper poll, so take it for what its worth as to which one is more accurate."

+2/-2 MOE

MASON DIXON +4/-4

[jenmito]

13. Maybe he doesn't understand what MOE means?

But how could anyone who posts here NOT?

[Median Democrat]

19. Exactly, Agree That Sodan Is An Idiot

He keeps on saying I was referring to MOE when I just said margin in my OP. And the Columbus Dispatch poll has a wider marging between Obama and McCain than the Mason-Dixon poll, but the Mason-Dixon Poll has a larger MOE.

Sadly, some folks still don't understand MOE, and think it means margin of victory.

[Sodan]

21. Look at how people perceived your post, asshat.

All your other posts are NEGATIVE.

[Median Democrat]

22. Why Are You Lying?

You post like a freeper with those caps.

[Sodan]

23. you just revealed yourself - I wouldn't know how a freeper would post

YOU do apparently.

[Median Democrat]

24. Still Haven't Apologized? For Mistaking "MOE" for "Margin"?

There is a difference.

Margin: A measure, quantity, or degree of difference.

margin of error: a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results. The larger the margin of error, the less faith one should have that the poll's reported results are close to the "true" figures; that is, the figures for the whole population.

[Median Democrat]

15. Why Are You an Idiot?

[Sodan]

18. uhh.. nice comeback.

[Median Democrat]

20. Thanks!

Too bad you can't apologize for accusing me of lying.