Clinton Jumps in PA Polls, However Obama Holds a Strong National Lead

April 14, 2008

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Senator Hillary Clinton has absolutely skyrocketed in the latest American Research Group Poll which shows her now leading Senator Barack Obama by 20 points, a colossal increase from the 45%-45% tie she found herself in just weeks ago.

That said Senator Obama seems to be weathering the storm to this point as far as voters are concerned. He maintains a 10% point lead over Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, 50% to 40%, according to the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking:

In the general election match up versus McCain, 46% of registered voters prefer Obama, the same as in the past four days’ releases and equal to Obama’s high-water mark since Gallup began tracking general election preferences last month. McCain on the other hand is holding steady at 44%:

So while it’s clear that even as the “bitter-gate” controversy has dominated the political airwaves, Senator Barack Obama’s support has more or less been unhinged nationally. Unfortunately the same can not be said for Pennsylvania voters, which if you go by the latest numbers, appear to have taken great offense to last weekends comments.