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Despite growing momentum for Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) as a possible vice presidential candidate, a new poll shows the senator would do little to boost Mitt Romney's chances in his home state, crucial to the Republican nominee's chances in November.

According to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, a Romney-Portman ticket would be deadlocked in Ohio against the Obama-Biden campaign, with each side garnering 45 percent of the electorate. That's virtually unchanged from current polling in the state, which shows the president with a statistically insignificant 45-44 percent lead.

"Adding Sen. Rob Portman to the Romney ticket produces no measurable change, despite speculation about Portman's potential for helping Romney carry the key state of Ohio," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, in a statement.

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