President 2012 Ohio Poll Watch: Obama 45% Vs. Romney 41%

According to the latest Quinnipiac Poll.

Although Ohio voters split 46 – 47 percent on whether President Barack Obama deserves a second term, and they give him a negative 46 – 50 percent job approval, he defeats four leading Republican presidential contenders, three by double digits, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

In the race for Ohio’s support among GOP presidential contenders the leader by a large margin is “don’t know,” with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 16 percent, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at 15 percent, Minnesota U.S. Rep. Michele Bachman at 11 percent and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at 8 percent. No other candidate tops 6 percent. 

President Obama leads Romney 45 – 41; tops Palin 51 – 35 percent; beats Bachmann 49 – 36 percent and leads Perry 47 – 35 percent. 

“Ohio voters may not be wild about President Barack Obama, but at this point they appear to like his potential Republican challengers less, and in some cases a lot less,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

This is the first key battleground state I have seen where President Obama actually leads. Obama trails or is tied in North Carolina, New Hampshire and Florida.

The race is on and the GOP has to soon decide on their nominee and for now the best one to go up against Obama appears to be Mitt Romney.