Poll Watch: Columbus Dispatch Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Columbus Dispatch Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 45%
• Barack Obama 45%
• Undecided 10%

Mail poll of 1,758 likely voters was conducted August 15-25, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 2.1 percentage points.

Inside the numbers:

For the record, Republican Mitt Romney holds a “lead” of 0.22 percentage point over President Barack Obama. That’s a mere 2 votes out of more than 1,730 cast for president in the mail poll.

Only 27 percent say Romney’s much-touted experience with Bain Capital is a good thing in preparing him to be president; 53 percent of his supporters agree, but 45 percent say it doesn’t make any difference.