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Monday, July 21, 2008
Obama leads McCain in new Ohio poll
Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain 48-40 percent in Ohio in a new Public Policy Polling poll.
The poll also shows incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. George Voinovich could be vulnerable to challenge in a 2010 re-election bid.
The poll was released Monday, July 21. Obama led 50-39 percent in PPP’s June poll. The poll is based in Raleigh, N.C.
McCain leads Obama 46-42 percent among white voters but Obama’s 91-6 lead among black voters puts him ahead overall.
“Right now Obama is in a pretty good position in Ohio,” Dean Debnam, PPP president, said in a press release. “His standing with black voters is not surprising, but he is also doing unusually well with white voters in the state.
“Whether he can sustain that level of support or not will probably determine if he can take this state.”
In hypothetical 2010 U.S. Senate matchups, Democratic Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner led Voinovich, 42-38 percent. Voinovich led Democratic Columbus Mayor Mike Coleman, 39-37 percent.
The poll was taken from Thursday, July 17, to Sunday, July 20, with 1,058 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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McCain to speak at Lance Armstrong event
Republican John McCain, a cancer survivor, will be back in Ohio to talk about his plans for dealing with the disease.
McCain is set to appear at a Presidential Town Hall on Cancer at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, at the Ohio State University as part of the LIVESTRONG Summit, sponsored by the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Cycling champion Armstrong (pictured), seven-time winner of the Tour de France and a cancer survivor, will moderate the event.
The Web site for the summit said Democrat Barack Obama, now on an overseas trip, declined an invitation to attend the summit.
McCain also is expected to attend a fundraiser for his presidential campaign, hosted by Les Wexner, founder of The Limited.
For more information on the LIVESTRONG Summit click here.
