McClatchy: Many Ohioans see real difference between Clinton, Obama

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Many Ohioans see real difference between Clinton, Obama
By David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers

* Posted on Sunday, March 2, 2008



CHILLICOTHE, Ohio _The outcome of Tuesday's Ohio presidential primary will come down to whether the Vickie Smiths will turn out in bigger numbers than the Sina Ingolds.

Smith, a 53-year-old nurse from Waverly, barely paid attention to politics before Barack Obama exploded into the national consciousness. Today, she's so taken with the Illinois senator that one of her birthday presents was a ticket to a Democratic fundraiser where Obama spoke.

Ingold, 71, has struggled all her life. The Malaga caregiver grew up in a house that had no electricity until she was 21, and later worked milking cows and in an aluminum plant and a sewing factory to make a living. She's a Hillary Clinton fan, saying that the New York senator understands why and how government will help those who need it.

Ingold wants experience. Smith wants change. Ohio is torn.

The race is close; a Mason-Dixon poll for the Cleveland Plain Dealer released on Sunday put Clinton ahead by four points — 47-43 percent_ with an error margin of four points and nine percent undecided. Pundits say that if Clinton loses here and in Texas, which also holds a primary Tuesday, she's done.

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