Poll: Edwards leads major GOP candidates in Ohio

Poll: Edwards leads major GOP candidates in Ohio
McCain appears to be the strongest Republican candidate in the Buckeye state, data says.


By William Hershey

Staff Writer

Sunday, January 06, 2008

Barack Obama was the winner in Iowa and Hillary Clinton's planning to be the "comeback kid" in New Hampshire, but John Edwards just might be the Democrats' best bet to win Ohio, a crucial state in the general election.

At least that's the conclusion of a new presidential poll released Saturday by Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C., which happens to be Edwards' home state.

Edwards, who finished second to Obama in Iowa, leads all four major Republican candidates — Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee — in the poll in Ohio. Obama and Clinton each leads in just the matchups with Giuliani and Romney.

Results

Poll results for November presidential election matchup in Ohio:

If the election

for President was between Hillary Clinton (D) and

Rudy Giuliani (R):

Clinton: 44 percent

Giuliani: 37 percent

Undecided: 19 percent

Clinton (D) and

Mike Huckabee (R)

Huckabee: 45 percent

Clinton: 43 percent

Undecided: 11 percent

Clinton (D) and

John McCain (R):

McCain: 46 percent

Clinton: 42 percent

Undecided: 12 percent

Clinton (D) and

Mitt Romney (R)

Clinton: 45 percent

Romney: 40 percent

Undecided: 15 percent

John Edwards (D)

and Giuliani (R)

Edwards: 51 percent

Giuliani: 34 percent

Undecided: 14 percent

Edwards (D)

and Huckabee (R)

Edwards: 49 percent

Huckabee: 40 percent

Undecided: 10 percent

Edwards (D)

and McCain (R)

Edwards: 47 percent

McCain: 40 percent

Undecided: 13 percent

Edwards (D) and Romney (R)

Edwards: 53 percent

Romney: 33 percent

Undecided: 14 percent

Giuliani (R) and Barack Obama (D)

Obama: 47 percent

Giuliani: 37 percent

Undecided: 16 percent

Huckabee (R) and Obama (D)

Huckabee: 43 percent

Obama: 43 percent

Undecided: 14 percent

McCain (R) and Obama (D)

McCain: 45 percent

Obama: 42 percent

Undecided: 14 percent

Obama (D) and Romney (R)

Obama: 44 percent

Romney: 38 percent

Undecided: 18 percent

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/state/2008/01/05/ddn010608edwards.html

And in Ohio, the undecideds are going to break for the Huckster

its about electibility..folks..go ahead and support who you want..but there is only one dem candidate that beats each and every repig in every state..and that is Edwards!

But remember..when you are supporting the other candidates..they can not win nationwide against repigs..

do we want to concede another 4 years to the repigs??????

think very hard about that..
what state are you willing to concede to repigs????????

and how many?

fly

Edwards competes well in the RED states. Now, Iowa is a purplish state and NH is a definite blue state, so it should not surprise anyone that Obama or Hillary does well there. But what about those battleground states and DEEP RED states who don't share that purplish bend or are still mired in racial ignorance? I just don't know about this "New Politics" and really would hate to wake up on November 6 with President elect McCain and VP Huckabee.

it is about electability...not idealism.

OBVIOUSLY it was rigged because it came from NC!

Only Edwards can beat the republican machine.

Go, John!

Edwards will take Nevada, and Missouri and LA, and OK and Miss. maybe even Calif....

taking California! Go Johnny Goooooooo!

:kick:

ANY Democrat will win California, & likely by a large margin (10% or >)..

There are some states that will absolutely/postively go blue: CA, NY, IL, MA, etc. This is already about 120 electoral votes...

I think any of our candiates will win the Kerry states from 2004....I think Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada, & perhaps Colorado are in play for the Demorats as well..

in Edwards' favor. Yet the media have already decided he can't win.

Show the media they are "wrong".

Edwards has both the most spine, and his populism attract not only independents, but ever a few Republicans.

How often are we blessed with a situation where having the strongest backbone improves GENERAL election elect ability?

Otherwise I don't see how he can get the nomination. He is a distant 3rd in all the currently relevant states.

This time of yr. That poll doesn't mean anything. McCain has a long history of votes from the Sentate. That will sink him against any of them