Nice ABC News article on Ohio and its importance again in 2008.
In the last century, Ohio has predicted the outcome of nearly every presidential election, which is why the Buckeye State may be the ultimate bellwether when it comes to the nation's politics. The swing state is seen as crucial prize in presidential race.
If Sen. John McCain wants to make 1600 Pennsylvania his home, he has to put Ohio in the red, because no Republican presidential candidate has ever won the election without it. And critics have said Ohio is a must-win for Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
Ohio has only voted twice in the last hundred years for the losing presidential candidate — going for Richard Nixon over John Kennedy in 1960 and for Thomas Dewey over Franklin Roosevelt in 1944.
and whichever ticket takes two out of three wins the election.
I saw today the Obama camp believes they have a better shot in Fla. than Ohio, but the polls don't really jive with this argument. Obama has his work cut out.