I do not know how it stands at this point. But, there is a problem with this statement. Ohio doesn’t have party ID. The party ID that is attached to them is based on which primary they last voted in, if any. But, they are free to vote in any primary they like. Since the Republican primary was really the most interesting one, it’s likely that a lot of Democrats actually voted in the Republican primary. How many is anyone’s guess. I’m hoping not many and that Rove’s numbers are accurate.
I have done some research into the Cuyahoga (Cleveland) county results which in 2008 gave Obama a 38% edge with their votes. Their votes account for something like 11 percent of the state. Their numbers are running behind. Last I could tell, they were about 83% behind. But, don’t assume that’s related to Democrat voter enthusiasm. The amount of registered voters in that county is down by a similar margin. So, their voting numbers seem to be on pace with 2008, but I’m really hoping that Republican’s are exceeding their 2008 numbers significantly.
I've been wondering if Operation Chaos could be skewing the numbers to the D side. It looks to me from reading the following it could be 200,000 or more voters involved:
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In late February 2008, Limbaugh announced "Operation Chaos," a political call to action with the initial plan to have voters of the Republican Party temporarily cross over to vote in the Democratic primary and vote for Hillary Clinton, who at the time was in the midst of losing eleven straight primary contests to Barack Obama.
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At the point in which Limbaugh announced his gambit, Obama had seemed on the verge of clinching the Democratic nomination. However, Clinton subsequently won the Ohio primary and the Texas primary (while losing the Texas caucus and the overall delegate split) with large pluralities from rural counties; thus reemerging as a competitive opponent in the race.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rush_Limbaugh_Show
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Results of the 2008 OH primary:
Hillary Clinton 1,259,620 53.49%
Barack Obama 1,055,769 44.84%