Clinton Maintains Pennsylvania Poll Lead
Democrat Hillary Clinton, who needs a convincing win to keep her campaign alive, continues to hold the line as the front-runner in the vital primary for president in the state of Pennsylvania, with Barack Obama six points back one week before the April 22 Democratic primary vote.
Clinton had 50 percent to Obama’s 44 percent, according to the Quinnipiac University poll out Tuesday.
The numbers remain unchanged from one week earlier, before the uproar over Obama’s remark that people in small towns like those in Pennsylvania cling to guns and religion to vent their frustration over the economy and Washington’s false promises.
The poll was taken April 9-13. Obama’s remarks from the April 6 San Francisco fundraiser were first reported on April 11.
According to the poll, support for Obama among the state’s black voters surged to 86 percent, compared with 75 percent a week ago, while Clinton maintained her advantage among whites, 57 percent to Obama’s 37 percent.
Twenty-six percent of Clinton supporters said they would vote for presumptive Republican nominee John McCain in November if Obama is the Democratic nominee, while 19 percent of Obama’s backers said they would support McCain if Clinton is the nominee.
The poll of 2,103 likely Democratic voters in Pennsylvania had a margin of error of 2.1 percent.
Clinton had 50 percent to Obama’s 44 percent, according to the Quinnipiac University poll out Tuesday.
The numbers remain unchanged from one week earlier, before the uproar over Obama’s remark that people in small towns like those in Pennsylvania cling to guns and religion to vent their frustration over the economy and Washington’s false promises.
The poll was taken April 9-13. Obama’s remarks from the April 6 San Francisco fundraiser were first reported on April 11.
According to the poll, support for Obama among the state’s black voters surged to 86 percent, compared with 75 percent a week ago, while Clinton maintained her advantage among whites, 57 percent to Obama’s 37 percent.
Twenty-six percent of Clinton supporters said they would vote for presumptive Republican nominee John McCain in November if Obama is the Democratic nominee, while 19 percent of Obama’s backers said they would support McCain if Clinton is the nominee.
The poll of 2,103 likely Democratic voters in Pennsylvania had a margin of error of 2.1 percent.
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posted by Mike McCarville @ 10:01 AM
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