“If the election were held today, Hillary Clinton would win (Ohio),” he said. “Those who say (she) can't win the White House because she can't win a key swing state like Ohio might rethink their assumption.”
The survey by the Connecticut college shows her narrowly topping the two leading GOP contenders: former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani by 3 points and Arizona Sen. John McCain by 4 points.
The Clinton campaign immediately touted the poll results in a news release.
“If Hillary leads in Ohio at this point in the race-- the key state that gave the last election to the Republicans-- then this confirms that Hillary can win and is today winning,” said Clinton chief strategist and pollster Mark Penn. “She is the strongest Democrat in what was the most difficult state.”
Among Buckeye State Republicans, it's Giuliani 30, McCain 22, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich 11 and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 4. (The margin of error for the Republicans is 4.6 points.)
The entire telephone poll of 1,305 Ohio voters Jan. 23 through Friday has an error margin of 2.7 percentage points.
The survey contained continuing bad news for President Bush. Only 34 percent support his plan for a surge of nearly 22,000 troops to Iraq. Just 31 percent approve how Bush is handling Iraq, and 37 now say going to war with Iraq was the right thing to do. Only 27 percent say the country is headed in the right direction.
Overall, the president's job approval rating remains at 34 percent, the same as in December.
Despite Clinton's lead, the poll underscores how she polarizes voters.
She is viewed favorably by 49 percent but unfavorably by 38 percent. Only 10 percent haven't formed an opinion.
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