Obama edges Romney, Perry in Ohio
Raleigh, N.C. – Ohio has been the quintessential battleground for much of recent U.S.
presidential election history, and in PPP’s latest poll of the Buckeye State, President
Obama leads all but one of his potential Republican opponents by single-digit margins.
Obama defeated John McCain in the state by almost five points, and poll respondents
report having voted for him by only three. In that sense, only Mitt Romney and perhaps
Rick Perry outperform the 2008 nominee at the present moment. Obama leads Romney
by only two points, 45-43, a little bit of closure since PPP last polled the race in May,
when Obama led, 46-42. The newest entrant, Perry, is down, 45-41. Michele Bachmann
trails, 48-41; Herman Cain, 47-39; and Palin, 51-38, down from 50-40 in May.
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_OH_0816424.pdf