Fox News polls: Trump has narrow lead in Ohio, falls short in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

[JoeOtterbein]

Politico

Among Ohio likely voters, 48 percent of respondents said they preferred the president, while 45 percent opted for Joe Biden.

By MATTHEW CHOI

10/21/2020 09:43 PM EDT

President Donald Trump has a slight lead over Joe Biden in Ohio, according to a series of Fox News polls released on Wednesday — but the Democratic former vice president is pulling far ahead of the Republican president in three key battleground states.

Among Ohio likely voters, 48 percent of respondents said they preferred Trump, while 45 percent opted for Biden. That’s a reversal from a Fox News poll last month that had 50 percent of respondents picking Biden compared with 45 percent picking Trump. Wednesday’s poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

The gap narrows considerably among Ohio likely voters on their impression of Trump’s performance — 50 percent approve of his job as president, and 49 percent disapprove.

In the critical states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, however, the preference seemed much more clear for Biden. In Michigan, 52 percent of likely voters said they preferred Biden, to only 40 percent for Trump. Biden led by 5 percentage points in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, garnering 49 and 50 percent of respondents’ support among likely voters in each state, respectively. That compares with 44 percent of Wisconsin respondents and 45 percent of Pennsylvania respondents voicing support for Trump.

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[captain queeg]

1. i have relatives in Ohio, i still have hope they'll dump trump. Covid is climbing fast there.

[JoeOtterbein]

2. I live in PA, and I have a feeling...

...we will be the first state in the nation, to bring *rump down!

[napi21]

3. I grew up in Pgh, Pa. I sure hope you're right! n/t

[GulfCoast66]

8. Nah. We in Florida will beat you to it. We will be done reporting by 10:30pm.

But you can pile on!

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. WTF Ohio???

[Wednesdays]

5. If Biden takes MI, PA, and WI, there is no way for tRump to win

not unless Rump wins at least a handful of states Biden is comfortably leading in now.

[regnaD kciN]

6. ...and, more significantly, states that went to HRC in '16.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

7. I've Spent A Good Amount Of Time Running The Numbers

If Biden wins Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and wins all the other States he's pretty much a lock to win, there's no mathematical way for Trump to win. You can GIVE Trump Ohio and Florida and he still loses. Personally, I think Biden ends up winning Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, and has a great chance at pulling Ohio, Georgia, and Iowa too.

The three States Trump has talked about flipping this time around (NH, Nevada, and Minnesota), he's so far behind that he has no shot at pulling it off.

As I've been saying for weeks now, when they call Florida for Biden, just go ahead and turn your TV off, because it's over.

[mvd]

9. I could turn it off, but I won't

I want to see the Biden victory celebration.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

10. Oh, Believe Me, I'll Savor Every Last Minute

Just like when Obama won in 2008. I was up until at least 3:00 AM flipping through all the news channels. I couldn't get enough.

In 2008, I said that if Obama won, I would literally dance in the street. And I did it. Walked right outside into our street and danced that very night. I made the same promise this year, and I intend to follow through with it.

[Blue_true]

11. Similar here. That was a historic night. nt

[Blasphemer]

12. Biden winning is only halfway there... can't turn it off until we win the Senate... nt