Washington D.C. 3/4/2008 5:12:31 AM
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Hillary Clinton Leads Ohio Poll Released by Rasmussen Reports

Here are the latest results from the Ohio poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 858 voters polled on 3/2.

Rasmussen Reports
Date: 3/2
Ohio
Added: 3/4/08
Est. MoE = 3.3%
Hillary Clinton 50%
Barack Obama 44%
Unsure 6%

Quote:

Clinton now leads by seventeen points among women while trailing by ten among men. Clinton leads among voters 40 and older while Obama has the advantage with younger voters. Clinton does better with workers earning less than $60,000 a year while Obama does better among those with higher incomes. The two candidates are essentially tied among liberals while Clinton has a significant lead (57% to 39%) among politically moderate voters.

Clinton leads by twelve among Democrats while Obama leads by twenty among other likely to participate in the Primary.

The former First Lady also holds a nine-point advantage (52% to 43%) among those who view the economy as the most important voting issue. She also has a fourteen point edge (55% to 41%) among those who consider Health Care the top issue. Obama has a three-point edge among those who say the top priority is the War in Iraq.

Fifty-seven percent (57%) say the economy is the top issue. Seventeen percent (17%) believe it’s the War in Iraq and 11% say it’s Health Care.

Among Likely Primary Voters who believe NAFTA is bad for the United States, Clinton leads by just three percentage points, 49% to 46%. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Ohio’s Democratic Primary voters believe that the trade agreement is bad for the country.

Source: Latest Polls, State Presidential Primary Polls

The average poll results over the last 5 days in the Ohio polls from USAElectionPolls.com are:

Candidate %
Hillary Clinton 51
Barack Obama 43