Ohio Turning Blue For 2008: Dems win 11 of 12 matchups with Republican contenders

[wyldwolf]

Ohio, the key state in the 2004 presidential election, is turning blue in the 2008 campaign, with Democratic candidates winning 11 of 12 matchups with Republican contenders, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner has opened a 47 – 40 percent lead over her GOP counterpart, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, up from a 43 – 43 percent tie in an August 8 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.

In other possible 2008 presidential matchups:

• Clinton tops Arizona Sen. John McCain 46 – 41 percent;
• Clinton beats former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson 49 – 37 percent;
• Clinton bests former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 50 – 37 percent;
• Illinois Sen. Barack Obama gets 42 percent to Giuliani’s 41 percent, but gets 41 percent to McCain’s 42 percent;
• Obama tops Thompson 46 – 34 percent and beats Romney 46 – 32 percent;
• Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards beats Giuliani 47 – 38 percent; tops McCain
46 – 38 percent; tops Thompson 50 – 32 percent and bests Romney 50 – 30 percent.

In the primary contests, Clinton now holds a 44 – 15 percent lead over Obama among Democrats with John Edwards at 11 percent and former Vice President Al Gore at 8 percent.

The only one of the dozen match ups between the leading candidates on both sides of the aisle in which a Republican came out ahead was Sen. McCain who held a statistically insignificant 42 – 41 percent lead over Sen. Obama.

We have been seeing a gradual shift toward the Democrats in Ohio this year, but these numbers show that the tide has turned in this traditionally Republican-leaning state. Of course we have 14 months until the election, but at this point the Republicans are playing catch-up in a state they would be very hard pressed to win the White House without.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1284.xml?ReleaseID=1102&What=&strArea=;&strTime=0

[Olney Blue]

1. Way to go, Ohio!

[Doctor_J]

2. This was going to happen as soon as the vote fraud was stopped

OH was blue in 2004 except for the thievery

[Justyce]

3. That's exactly what I was going to post... Ohio was

already blue, if we can just keep them from screwing with the votes.

[Bongo Prophet]

4. Nobody even gets over 38% against Edwards? ---50-30 is extreme! Dems good numbas!

Great news for all of us - Rudy's numbers should go down as people get to know him.
Same for the rest of GOP - I don't think they will wear well.



If we can get an honest count, it looks positive.

Thanks for the info, WW.

[Gman]

5. Republicans would respond that

they have not started their attack ads yet which would lower Hillary's numbers significantly.

[wyldwolf]

6. to which Hillary (or Obama for that matter) would respond...

"I've got $200 million in the bank. How many attack ads against Republicans can that buy?"

[Hawaii Hiker]

7. Democrats should ensure they get some Ohio electoral votes by doing the

same thing Rethugs are trying to do in California w/the splitting of EV's....

I really like the Democrats chances in 2008, good chance to win the WH back & great chance to pick up more seats in the senate...

So as long as the splitting of EV proposal B.S. is defeated in CA...

:popcorn: