November 4, 2008
Posted: November 4th, 2008 10:14 PM ET

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(CNN) - President Bush, who was able to carry Ohio twice, most certainly stopped John McCain from doing so.

More than 70 percent of voters in the state said they disapproved of Bush's job performance and those voters broke for Barack Obama by a 70-30 margin. Of the 48 percent of voters in Ohio who said McCain would carry on with Bush's policies, 92 percent voted for Obama.

It was only late in the campaign (the third presidential debate) that McCain began to forcefully criticize the president. It appears he should have done that much earlier.

Filed under: McCain • Ohio • President Bush


derrick   November 4th, 2008 10:52 pm ET

I wish I was American

Imani   November 4th, 2008 10:51 pm ET

Michelle doesn't hate this country. She was just proud that this country is finally overcoming a boundary that has plagued this country for the past 400 years.

vote! OBAMA-BIDEN NOV.4th   November 4th, 2008 10:49 pm ET

MCCAIN WOULD BE IN A DIFFERENT POSITION NOW IF HE HAD CHOSEN ANY ONE OF HIS CAPABLE RUNNING MATES, BUT HE CHOSE TO INSULT THE VERY INTELLEGENCE OF AMERICA BY CHOOSING SARA PALIN.

Joe Murphy   November 4th, 2008 10:47 pm ET

Well Bush is the WORST PRESIDENT in 232 years...What do you expect...McBush is his carbon copy...

LLeonard   November 4th, 2008 10:39 pm ET

Congrats President Barack HUSSEIN Obama???? PUKE!
All you morons who voted for this guy are in for it! Your first lady has hated your country all her adult life??? This guy talks a good talk – thank God I'm Canadian!!!!!!!!!! AND CONSERVATIVE!!!!!!!

tobasco   November 4th, 2008 10:38 pm ET

Ya think????

Luis   November 4th, 2008 10:36 pm ET

That's one good legacy from W – screwing the country enough to elect President Obama. I knew he could do something right.

Hillary supporter   November 4th, 2008 10:36 pm ET

About time Ohio joins the "developed" states! =)

I wonder when will the red neck southerners stop pulling back America from advancing...

Badger   November 4th, 2008 10:33 pm ET

Thanks W!!!

Pointed Revelations   November 4th, 2008 10:32 pm ET

Oh yeah, Gonzales messed up the Noorzai operation Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld spent so much time planning.

Where are they? Look what it did to McCain-cost him the election!

Sonja Mack   November 4th, 2008 10:31 pm ET

I can't believe that people would vote for the same policies. Can't they see that this country is going down the tubes? Good bye Sarah Palin you don't have a clue.

Farrell, Houston, Tx   November 4th, 2008 10:29 pm ET

THANK YOU OHIO FROM ANOTHER NATIVE BUCKEYE. BUT REMEMBER WE ARE ALL STILL AMERICANS AND WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER AND WILL NOT BE DIVIDED. UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA I LOOK FORWARD TO OHIO AGAIN RETURNING TO PROSPERITY WHICH IS SO DESERVED.

NPA   November 4th, 2008 10:29 pm ET

Lou Dobbs must be having a heart attack right now. That guy is a not so undercover McCain fan.

Turnabout is fair play   November 4th, 2008 10:28 pm ET

Welcome to REALITY McLame/Failin Palin supporters. You idiots who call yourself Hillary Supporters for McCain, how does it feel to waste your votes and be shown the door like McCain is about to be? Hmmm??? Next time, use intelligence, even if you have to borrow some from one of us and maybe vote with your wallet, not your stupidity over a candidate that lost. Now say hello to President Elect Barack Obama!!!!

Diane Dagenais Turbide   November 4th, 2008 10:27 pm ET

Good evening,

if he would have criticize Bush it would have simply shown that McCain could not accept his own responsibilities from the last eight years...he should have focussed on himself instead of focussing on putting down others with smear and fear tactics and labeling people since the population is really tired of this type of politics. People are looking for new politics with a new President!

Janice   November 4th, 2008 10:22 pm ET

Bush CHEATED in Ohio to win the last election! Please don't mention Bush when it comes to this race, he has done nothing but get rich and I hope to see him prosecuted someday for the crimes he has committed. He cheated two times, Ohio and Florida, Good riddence the only thing I want to hear about Bush is how many years he will be incarcerated.

JN   November 4th, 2008 10:20 pm ET

So I guess your devisive tactics didn't work..huh McCain...The US has now spoken and we are tired of you and your poor VP pick...Goodbye Joe the plumber, caribou barbie, todd palin and your plagaristic wife!! Good ridance...let me be the first to say:

"Congratulations President Barack HUSSEIN Obama!!!"

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