SurveyUSA: McCain loses Ohio to either Clinton or Obama

A state-wide phone survey done on behalf of WCMH-TV Columbus, WKYC-TV Cleveland, WCPO-TV Cincinnati, and WHIO-TV Dayton by SurveyUSA shows that in a general election today in Ohio, Sen. John McCain would lose the state to either Sen. Hillary Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama. However, in a Clinton vs. McCain matchup, Clinton has a 10 point lead over McCain, whereas Obama would only have a 3 point lead, within the margin of error. (Clinton 52, McCain 42, Undecided 7 vs. Obama 47, McCain 44, Undecided 8)

The demographic breakdowns are interesting. In a hypothetical Clinton vs. McCain matchup in Ohio, McCain and Clinton would be tied amongst men, while Clinton would win women by 19 points. Clinton also wins all age groups against McCain. Whereas,  in a Obama vs. McCain matchup, Men prefer McCain to Obama 50-42, and while Obama would still win women by 14 points, the only age group he wins against McCain is the under 35s. McCain would have a slight advantage amongst the middle-aged, while the two would be tied in the over 55 category. 

And, interestingly enough, 21% of self-identified Democrats in the survey say they would vote for John McCain if his opponent was Barack Obama, vs. only 10% if his opponent was Hillary Clinton. Interesting stuff. Read the full report here.