Just for sh
its and giggles, here's some
old polling numbers from around October '07 when Obama, Edwards, et al withdrew from the MI Ballot:
North Carolina (Oct 8): Clinton: 37, Obama 18, Edwards 11
Michigan (Sept 27): Clinton 43, Obama 21, Edwards 14
Georgia (Aug 8): Clinton 35, Obama 25, Edwards 17
Pennsylvania (Oct 8): Clinton 41, Obama 14, Edwards 11
Washington (Oct 28): Clinton 44, Obama 29, Edwards 16
Ohio (Oct 8): Clinton 47, Obama 19, Edwards 11
Wisconsin (Nov 8): Clinton 43, Obama 25, Edwards 15
New Jersey (Oct 15): Clinton 46, Obama 20, Edwards 9
I couldn't find a single state that favored Obama aside from Illinois (edit: and Utah where Obama led 33 to 30). In almost every state, Clinton held a 15-25 point lead over Obama. If Obama was so worried about losing Michigan that he'd withdraw rather than face defeat, he had no business being on the ballot on the first place.
Edited, May 15th 2008 8:14am by Jophiel