-- THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in Ohio ___ THE NUMBERS Hillary Rodham Clinton, 51 percent Barack Obama, 40 percent ___ OF INTEREST: Clinton's 11-percentage-point lead in Ohio in the Quinnipiac University poll has fallen since a Feb. 14 survey by the same organization showed her ahead by 21 points. Clinton led among college-educated voters by 5 points two weeks ago, but Obama is now ahead with that group by 25 points. She still has substantial leads among women, whites, older voters and those without college degrees, while she and Obama are about even among men. Obama leads with blacks and younger voters. ___ The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted Feb. 18-23 and involved telephone interviews with 741 likely Democratic voters. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points. ___ COMPLETE RESULTS:
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