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Monday, April 21, 2008
Clinton holds lead in new poll

Thomas Fitzgerald reports:

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a 51 to 44 percent lead among likely Democratic primary voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this morning.

“Pennsylvania voters apparently made up their minds a couple of weeks ago and nothing has happened since to change them. An extraordinary turnout effort by Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign could snatch this victory from Sen. Hillary Clinton, but that does not appear likely,” said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the university's Polling Institiute.

“Sen. Obama got off message after his ‘bitter’ remarks and never regained his momentum, giving Sen. Clinton the opening to fight another day in Indiana and North Carolina," Richards said. "She wins in Western Pennsylvania; he wins in the East. She gets Catholics, white women and blue-collar labor vote. He captures men, blacks and college grads – and enough delegates to keep his edge in the number that counts most.”

The poll was conducted April 18-20, surveying 1,027 likely Democratic voters. Results are subjec to an error margin of plus or minus 3 percent.

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Posted by Paul Paulos 11:12 AM, 04/21/2008
From campaign organizer to Presidential candidate is akin to ball boy to Major Leaguer. Ah yes. Only in America can the weak survive
Posted by Mitchum 11:22 AM, 04/21/2008
The entire country is watching us and tomorrow we'll either confirm old impressions or launch a new PA. Go Obama!
Posted by cj410 12:09 PM, 04/21/2008
What I would like to know is what is wrong with the old impressions of PA? Sounds like a place most Americans would like to live.
Posted by maxwellinformed 02:07 PM, 04/21/2008
Rendell and Farrakhan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXum_-8I1TA
Posted by lexus817 02:39 PM, 04/21/2008
I hope Obama knocks her down tomorrow. Hillary doesnt care about PA, she just pretended just to get votes. All she has done for us is lie and says and do anything to get a win, as Michael Moore quote, he is so upset the way she has handle things. I pray we will prove everyone wrong and have Obama win PA.
Posted by prez_beck 02:51 PM, 04/21/2008
From 22 points to 7 points... No Bad!
Posted by EagleNation1961 02:51 PM, 04/21/2008
no jobs dude
Posted by jack russell 02:53 PM, 04/21/2008
it's amazing Hillary leads in the polls with obama out spending her 4 to 1,go home obama!
Posted by phillyPete 02:54 PM, 04/21/2008
Anything less than a 10 point win for Hillary is a win for Obama.
Posted by Will.i.Am 03:06 PM, 04/21/2008
not quite confirming old impressions of PA, yea a lot of people would liek to live in PA....however not just with PA, but in the USA in general, wwe need to launch a new USA, go OBAMA
Posted by Will.i.Am 03:06 PM, 04/21/2008
not quite confirming old impressions of PA, yea a lot of people would liek to live in PA....however not just with PA, but in the USA in general, wwe need to launch a new USA, go OBAMA
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Posted by Sadler48 03:07 PM, 04/21/2008
I'M STILL A OBAMA VOTER AND I WILL VOTE FOR HIM.
Posted by alee21 03:08 PM, 04/21/2008
Nobama!! Go Hillary. Obama is trying to buy his nomination with 8 million dollars worth of TV ads. See this opinion piece by Rendell - he has laid out very clearly why he supports Hillary :”Hillary – right for Pennsylvania, right for America. The bottom line is this: She is best prepared to be the commander in chief of our military and our economy starting on Day 1”. By Edward G. Rendell from the April 21, 2008 edition From the Christian Science Monitor. Pennsylvanians - do the right thing and give Hillary a double digit win tomorrow. You won't regret it. She will do right by you. Obama has proven he will do whatever is politically expedient to win. His campaign is much more negative than Hillary’s yet he denies that with a big smile, all the time laughing behind your backs.
Posted by TwoEvils 03:09 PM, 04/21/2008
Go Obama! Hillary will be just more of the same. She won't critize Bush, which means she supports him and his horrible policies.
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Thomas FitzgeraldThomas Fitzgerald joined The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2000, and has covered Harrisburg as well as city, state and national politics for the newspaper. He was a “boy on the bus” in the 2004 presidential campaign and during primary contests in 2000 and 1996.

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