Two New Polls: Clinton Holds Strong Ohio Lead

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COLUMBUS, OH - Just a week before Ohioans cast their votes in the Democratic primary, two polls released today show Senator Hillary Clinton holding a strong lead over Senator Barack Obama.

In a new Quinnipiac University Poll, Clinton holds an 11-point edge over Obama, leading 51-40. And among likely primary voters, Clinton’s favorability rating is 76 percent to Obama’s 64 percent.

A University of Cincinnati Institute for Policy Research poll also released today shows Clinton leading Sen. Obama by 8 points, 47-39.

For more information on the Quinnipiac poll, http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1322.xml?ReleaseID=1146

For more information on the University of Cincinnati’s Institute for Policy Research poll, http://www.ipr.uc.edu/PDF/OhioPoll/op022508.pdf