McCain, 7 Weeks Out, Positioned to Hold Ohio’s 20 Electoral Votes for GOP: In an election for President of the United States in Ohio today, 09/15/08, Republican John McCain defeats Barack Obama by 4 points, according to this SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WCMH-TV Columbus, WCPO-TV Cincinnati, WKYC-TV Cleveland, and WDIO-TV Dayton. Today, it’s McCain 49%, Obama 45%. McCain leads 5:4 in Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Toledo. Obama leads 5:4 in greater Cleveland. McCain leads by 16 points among whites; Obama leads by 82 points among blacks. 6 in 10 voters say the president should focus on the economy ahead of all other issues, and among that group, Obama leads 5:4. But the smaller group of voters who say terrorism is most important backs McCain 32:1. 3 times as many Democrats crossover to vote Republican as Republicans who crossover to vote Democrat. Among men, McCain leads by 13 points; among women, Obama leads by 4 — a 17 point gender gap. Among voters who are younger than Barack Obama, Obama and McCain are tied. Among voters older than John McCain and those who are in-between the two candidates’ ages, McCain leads by 10. McCain leads 5:4 among those who earn more than $50,000 a year. Obama leads 4:3 among those who earn less than $50,000 a year.