May 11, 2007

Abstract: (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many voters in Ohio would back John Edwards in the 2008 United States presidential election, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by WCPO-TV. 50 per cent of respondents in the Buckeye State would vote for the former North Carolina senator, while 42 per cent would support former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many voters in Ohio would back John Edwards in the 2008 United States presidential election, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by WCPO-TV. 50 per cent of respondents in the Buckeye State would vote for the former North Carolina senator, while 42 per cent would support former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Giuliani—a Republican—holds an 11-point lead over Illinois senator Barack Obama, but trails New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton by three points.

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

Possible match-ups - 2008 U.S. presidential election

A few questions now about the next election. If there were an election for president of the United States today, and the only two names on the ballot were (the following) who would you vote for?

Rudy Giuliani (R) 45% - 48% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Rudy Giuliani (R) 42% - 50% John Edwards (D)
Rudy Giuliani (R) 51% - 40% Barack Obama (D)

Source: SurveyUSA / WCPO-TV
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 529, 526 and 524 registered Ohio voters, conducted from Apr. 13 to Apr. 15, 2007. Margins of error are 4.3 and 4.4 per cent.