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Friday, May 09, 2008 --- 3 days ago http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/05/09/swing-state-dems-we-got-your-ba
 Filed under: Hillary Clinton , Democrats , 2008 President To expand upon my post yesterday about how Hillary Clinton isn't giving up in her White House bid, over a dozen "swing state" Democratic members of Congress today sent a letter to others in their party saying Clinton is the best option for the "top of the ticket." Not the best option for just "the ticket," but "the top" of the ticket. That's what's needed to beat John McCain in the general election, they say. The text of the letter is after the jump. The thing is, they may be right when it comes to battleground states. Three simultaneous Quinnipiac University Swing State polls released May 1 show that among white working class voters, Clinton has strong leads over McCain - and runs much better than Barack Obama - in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. If Obama is the Democratic nominee, he's in a tight race with McCain in Florida and Ohio, but takes Pennsylvania. Quinnipiac pollsters say this is Clinton's strongest overall performance in those three vital swing states in the past two years. This survey also found: -Florida: Clinton tops McCain 49 - 41%; McCain gets 44% to Obama's 43% -Ohio: Clinton beats McCain 48 - 38%; McCain gets 43% to Obama's 42% -Pennsylvania: Clinton tops McCain 51 - 37%; Obama leads McCain 47 - 38% "If the super delegates are looking at electability, these results could be a shot in the arm for Sen. Clinton," said Peter A. Brown, ass ... |
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