Hillary leads in Ohio

According to a new poll released by Quinnipiac University, Sen. Clinton is ahead of all probable competitors. (Note: The poll's margin of error shows that either Sen. McCain or former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani might win, too, if the election were held today.) Other numbers include:

  • Clinton tops former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 52 - 31 percent;
  • McCain edges Illinois Sen. Barack Obama 41 - 38 percent;
  • Former Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards edges McCain 44 - 41 percent.

Here's a validating Tuesday quote for Sen. Clinton and her people from the poll's release:

"Those who say Sen. Hillary Clinton can't win the White House because she can't win a key swing state like Ohio might rethink their assumption," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

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