Early polling in the Buckeye State shows John McCain leading both Democratic candidates:
Hillary Clinton kept her hopes for winning the Democratic Presidential nomination alive with a big win in the Ohio Primary just over a week ago. But, the first general election poll conducted since that Primary shows John McCain has gained ground in the Buckeye State.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Ohio shows John McCain leading both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama by identical 46% to 40% margins. In the last poll conducted before the hard fought Democratic Primary, McCain had a statistically insignificant one-point lead over Obama and a three-point edge over Clinton.
The conventional wisdom seems to be that Republicans are doomed and that McCain can’t win. Poll after poll is showing that he’s competitive in states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Florida, though. Things can change between now and November, of course, but with the Democrats on a collision course with themselves McCain’s are are actually looking pretty good right now.
[...] week, I noted that recent polls in Ohio and Pennsylvania showed John McCain beating both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, albeit by [...]