Poll: Ohio voters behind Clinton, McCain

[liberalnurse]

Monday, February 4, 2008 - 10:01 AM EST
Business Courier of Cincinnati



http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/02/04/daily3.html

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A new poll of Ohio voters seems to mirror nationwide sentiment on the economy and the election: Worries are mounting, as is support for Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain in their respective party races.

Columbus-based research firm Opinion Consultants in a survey of 800 Ohio voters indicated 57 percent of Ohioans are pessimistic about the outlook for the state, citing a dismal economic climate, limited accessibility to quality education and diminishing confidence in state politicians.

Nearly 80 percent of surveyed voters, the firm said, indicated they were aware the government was working on proposals to boost the economy. The top concern of 62 percent of surveyed voters was the economy, as more than one-third described their family's financial status as worse than a year ago.

In the ongoing presidential primary races, 44 percent of surveyed Ohio Democrats preferred Clinton, trailed by Sen. Barack Obama with 28 percent support and former Sen. John Edwards, who has since dropped out of the race, with 17 percent. Surveyed Republicans threw support behind McCain, who took 39 percent of the vote. McCain, now considered the front-runner for the Republican nomination, was trailed by former Gov. Mitt Romney with 23 percent, former Gov. Mike Huckabee with 18 percent and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani with 12 percent. Giuliani also dropped out of the race after the poll was conducted.

[mtnester]

1. Get ready for the onslaught my friend

Ohio is next on each candidate's radar

We are about to be invaded