Breaking: New Poll Shows McCain Leading Obama in Ohio
By SusanUnPC on July 22, 2008 at 4:31 PM in Barack Obama, Electability, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Ohio
From Rasmussen Reports on Ohio, the state that Hillary Clinton carried with double digits in the primary:
John McCain has opened a modest lead over Barack Obama in the key swing state of Ohio. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Buckeye State shows McCain attracting 46% of the vote while Obama earns 40%. Last month and the month before McCain held a insignificant one-point lead over Obama.
Seven percent (7%) of voters say they’d prefer a third party candidate over either McCain or Obama and another 7% remain undecided.
When “leaners” are included in the totals, McCain leads Obama 52% to 42%.
Obama Favorability Sinking
McCain is now viewed favorably by 57%, little changed from a month ago. Obama gets favorable marks from 50% of the state’s voters, down three points from June but up three points since May.
Based on this new poll, Rasmussen has moved Ohio from “Leans Democratic” to “Toss-Up.”
You all remember Hillary’s big victory in Ohio’s primary. In late May, Deb Cupples reported on the latest poll numbers from Ohio in “Polls: Hillary Does Better than McCain and Obama in Kentucky (and FL, OH, PA)“:
| FL | .OH | PA | |
| Clinton | 48% | 48% | 50% |
| McCain | 41% | 41% | 37% |
| Obama | 41% | 40% | 46% |
| McCain | 45% | 44% | 40% |
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