Quinnipiac PA Poll: Clinton Up Nine

A Quinnipiac University poll released today shows that Hillary Clinton holds a 50% - 41% lead over Barack Obama among likely PA Dem primary voters. Clinton also fares better against John McCain, the likely GOP nom, in PA, FL and OH.

This compares to a 53% - 41% HRC lead in a March 18 survey by Quinnipiac.

In general election match-ups of three critical swing states, the survey finds:

FL: Clinton 44 percent - McCain 42 percent; McCain beats Obama 46 - 37 percent;

OH: Clinton beats McCain 48 - 39 percent; Obama gets 43 percent to McCain's 42 percent;

PA: Clinton tops McCain 48 - 40 percent; Obama leads McCain 43 - 39 percent.