Ohioans prefer Edwards, according to new poll - Obama the weakest with Dems and best with Repubs

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008 7:55 AM

A new poll taken the day after the Iowa caucuses last week shows that John Edwards is the top presidential candidate in Ohio.

The Public Policy Institute, based in Raleigh, N.C., has respondents punch in answers on their telephones, a method discounted by some pollsters.

The former North Carolina senator beats all GOP comers by at least 7 points: Arizona Sen. John McCain, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

In all, Democrats Edwards, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York and Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois beat the four GOP leaders in nine of 12 prospective general-election matchups. On the GOP side, McCain did the best, topping both Clinton and Obama.

The survey of 946 voters was conducted Jan. 4; the margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

Poll at: http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2008/01/breaking-down-crosstabs-in-ohio.html

full results: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_010105National.pdf

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