President Obama holds a slight lead in the race for Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes, but Republican challenger Mitt Romney remains well within striking distance in the Keystone State, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released on Tuesday.
The poll shows Obama leading Romney, 46 percent to 40 percent. Nine percent of voters are undecided, while 5 percent would vote for another candidate or would not vote at all.
Obama captures 83 percent of Democrats, while Romney wins 80 percent of Republicans. Independents, who represent a smaller share of the electorate in Pennsylvania than in other states, tilt slightly toward Obama, 43 percent to 35 percent.