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In Ohio, Rodham Clinton Leads Republicans
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is the early leader in the Buckeye State, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. At least 46 per cent of respondents in Ohio would vote for the Democrat in head-to-head presidential contests against three Republicans rivals.
Rodham Clinton leads former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani by three points, Arizona senator John McCain by four points, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney by 21 points. McCain trails former North Carolina senator John Edwards by three points, but leads Illinois senator Barack Obama by the same margin.
In 2004, Republican George W. Bush carried Ohio's 20 electoral votes, with 51 per cent of the vote. The Buckeye State has supported the eventual president in every U.S. election since 1964.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next United States presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were (the Democrat) and (the Republican), for whom would you vote?
Rudy Giuliani (R) 43% - 46% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
John McCain (R) 42% - 46% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Mitt Romney (R) 31% - 52% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
John McCain (R) 41% - 44% John Edwards (D)
John McCain (R) 41% - 38% Barack Obama (D)
Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,305 registered Ohio voters, conducted from Jan. 23 to Jan. 28, 2007. Margin of error is 2.7 per cent.