Ohio is not an early state in the GOP Presidential primary process, but being an essential swing state in the general, it’s probably a good idea for a candidate to have their base behind them there. Unfortunately for Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the GOP frontrunner just a month ago, he’s not firing up many Republican voters in the Buckeye State. In an new Public Policy Polling (D) survey of Ohio, Perry is polling ahead of just former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, two candidates who have never really been in serious contention for the nomination.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=105654