Poll: Hillary Widens Lead In Pennsylvania
The new Quinnipiac University poll (no link available yet) finds that Hillary is now leading Obama in Pennsylvania by 12 points among likely Dem voters, 53%-41%, double the six-point lead she held in the state in late February.
The survey also finds that the electorate in the state has grown more polarized as Hillary's support among whites has grown to 61% while Obama's lead among blacks has jumped to 76%. She's firmed up her base in other areas, too, increasing her lead among women and cutting into his lead among men -- movement that Quinnipiac concludes has given her a burst of momentum in the state.
The poll was taken March 10-16, meaning that for several days polling took place during the raging controversy over the incendiary remarks by Obama's pastor, Jeremiah Wright -- suggesting the likelihood that the comments (for the time being, anyway) have polarized the electorate and boosted Hillary's white support.
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