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Donor Map Suggests Trouble for Obama in Ohio

If contributions are a guide, voters in the swing state aren't wild about him

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 22, 2011 12:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Better keep an eye on Ohio, President Obama. So concludes the Daily Intel blog at New York after some serious number-crunching on a national map of political donors. The color-coded chart suggests that voters in the important swing state aren't that enthusiastic about having Obama win the state in 2012, as he did in 2008. Ohio "has a pretty low Obama donors-per-capita ratio," writes Dan Amira.

In fact, the other states with the same current shade (with the exception of Indiana) all went for John McCain. The good news for Democrats: Virginia and Colorado look strong, and they could help offset losses in Ohio and Florida. That scenario "would also set up a very plausible scenario for an electoral college tie," adds Amira. "Yikes." Click to read the full post and see the map.

In this 2010 file photo, President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend a rally at Ohio State University in Columbus.
In this 2010 file photo, President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend a rally at Ohio State University in Columbus.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Barack_Must_Go
Oct 22, 2011 2:10 PM CDT
Eighty percent of those that voted for this racist piece of _____ wouldn't vote for him again even if someone was holding a gun to their head ...... libs included.
Courtney
Oct 22, 2011 1:12 PM CDT
No, you got it wrong.....we like him just fine.  The donation issue is because we can't pay our bills and feed our families.  There is nothing left to donate.  There simply isn't enough money at the end of the month to contribute; so don't use donations as a bench mark. 
Non-deep-thinker
Oct 22, 2011 12:19 PM CDT
Obama can charge up San Juan Hill and kill Pol Pot next week -- single-handedly -- or pretend to -- for all anybody cares.  The real people in the country realize they are going to wake up tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, and the day after that, in a crushed economy, and a bankrupt nation. Pretending he was nowhere around when this happened may work with trolls, but for real people, not so much.
 

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