(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton holds the upper hand against Republican John McCain in Pennsylvania, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 48 per cent of respondents in the Keystone State would vote for the New York senator in this year’s United States presidential election, while 40 per cent would back the Arizona senator.

In a separate contest, McCain trails Illinois senator Barack Obama by four points.

In 2004, Democratic nominee John Kerry carried Pennsylvania’s 21 electoral votes, with 51 per cent of the vote. No Republican has won the Keystone State since George H. Bush in 1988.

U.S. president George W. Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.

Polling Data

Pennsylvania - 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

John McCain (R) 40% - 48% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
John McCain (R) 39% - 43% Barack Obama (D)

Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 3,484 registered voters in Florida, conducted from Mar. 24 to Mar. 31, 2008. Margin of error is 1.7 per cent.

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