http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/06/...ig_in_ohio.html


PPP Poll: Obama Up Big in Ohio
6.17.8

A new Public Policy Polling survey finds Sen. Barack Obama begins the general election in Ohio with a double digit lead over John McCain, 50% to 39%.

It's a major improvement from most recent previous Ohio poll, taken at the height of the Jeremiah Wright controversy in March, which showed Obama trailing McCain 49% to 41%.

Bottom line: "The key difference for Obama is that he's got his party behind him to a much greater extent than he did then."

I don't see a single way for McCain to win the Presidency without Ohio. And that's not even taking into account the mythology of the Republicans needing Ohio--it is simple mathematics. He would have to really pull out all the stops in Pennsylvania, and if the Dems are smart, they will keep him on the defensive in every single state--even his home Arizona is a potential swing state.