Below are the results of a three-day poll of likely voters in the state of Ohio. Results are based on telephone interviews with 1200 likely voters in Ohio, aged 18+, and conducted October 6-8, 2008 by telephone. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

1. If the election for President were held today would you support the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden or the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin?
Obama/Biden 48%
McCain/Palin 46%
Other 2%
Undecided 4%

2. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barack Obama?
Favorable 51%
Unfavorable 38%
Undecided 11%

3. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Joseph Biden?
Favorable 47%
Unfavorable 39%
Undecided 14%

4. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of John McCain?
Favorable 47%
Unfavorable 41%
Undecided 12%

5. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sarah Palin?
Favorable 51%
Unfavorable 36%
Undecided 13%

6. Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the economy, Barack Obama or John McCain?
Barack Obama 56%
John McCain 34%
Undecided 10%

7. Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the war in Iraq, Barack Obama or John McCain?
John McCain 49%
Barack Obama 42%
Undecided 9%

8. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 21%
Disapprove 74%
Undecided 5%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 16%
Disapprove 77%
Undecided 7%

10. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 38%
Disapprove 55%
Undecided 7%

11. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism?
Approve 52%
Disapprove 38%
Undecided 10%

12. Do you think the country is headed in the right direction or wrong direction?
Right 10%
Wrong 81%
Undecided 9%

13. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Ted Strickland's overall job performance?
Approve 61%
Disapprove 30%
Undecided 9%

14. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator George Voinovich's overall job performance?
Approve 53%
Disapprove 39%
Undecided 8%

15. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Sherrod Brown's overall job performance?
Approve 56%
Disapprove 35%
Undecided 9%

16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is performing its job?
Approve 8%
Disapprove 75%
Undecided 17%