Polls Show HRC Up In Ohio, Lead Narrowed
A new Quinnipiac survey of OH voters shows Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama, 51% to 40%. Less than two weeks ago, however, a Quinnipiac survey showed Clinton with a 21-point lead.
HRC is up eight points -- 47% to 39% -- in a survey released today by the University of Cincinnati. Though no longer running, John Edwards draws support from 9% of voters. The margin of error is 4.3%
Obama, meanwhile, leads among men, while Clinton has a larger advantage with women. Clinton and Obama are also drawing equal support, 49%, from the 18-29 set. Obama has dominated in most earlier contests among younger voters, with HRC maintaining solid support from voters 65 and older.
The poll shows that the economy and jobs are the overwhelming issues of concern to OH's Dem voters, followed by health care and the Iraq war. The survey was conducted Feb. 21-24.
(JENNIFER SKALKA)