Hillary's got the numbers in Ohio

Sen. Hillary Clinton is tied with her top Republican foe, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, in Ohio, according to Quinnipiac University's Swing State Poll released this morning.

That's a slight backslide for Clinton in Ohio. In a July 12 poll, the New York senator lead Giuliani 44 percent to 42 percent in Ohio.

However, Clinton has maintained her Democratic primary lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in Ohio. In today's poll, Clinton leads the Democratic pack with 41 percent, followed by 16 percent for Obama, 11 percent for John Edwards and 8 percent for Al Gore. That's compared to a June 27 poll in which Clinton led with 40 percent, followed by 12 percent each for Obama, Edwards and Gore.

Meanwhile, Giuliani is also maintaining his lead in the Republican primary, holding leads over Arizona Sen. John McCain or former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson of seven points in Florida, 18 points in Ohio and 13 points in Pennsylvania.

“Sen. Clinton is inching ahead. Not only does she lead by a nose in two of the most important swing states in the Electoral College, but she is turning around independent and Republican voters who previously viewed her negatively,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

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