Bush Keeps Lead in Ohio as Gore Benefits
Elsewhere, Paper Says
By John Beresford-Peirse
Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Texas Governor George W. Bush has
kept his lead over rival presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore in Ohio,
while Pennsylvania and other ``swing states'' have moved towards Gore, the New
York Times interactive edition reported, citing voter surveys.
Bush has held the lead in Ohio polls conducted by various organizations since
May, the newspaper said. One recent poll, conducted before Labor Day by the
Columbus Dispatch, saw Bush with a lead of 6 percentage points, 49 percent to
43 percent, with a margin of error of 2 percent.
The fact that Ohio, perceived as a political microcosm since the Civil War, hasn't
followed other states in moving towards Gore is ``odd,'' the newspaper said. The
last time it went against the majority was 1960, when John F. Kennedy lost
Ohio.
No Republican has ever been elected president without winning Ohio, the New
York Times said.
(NYT 9/18) |
