Rasmussen: Obama lead up to 8
By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com ReporterBarack Obama's lead continues to widen in Pennsylvania, with the Senator from Illinois now leading John McCain by 8 points, according to a new poll.
The Rasmussen poll released Monday showed Obama garnering 50 percent of the vote, compared to 42 percent for McCain. Two weeks ago, Rasmussen saw the race tied.
With both candidates having support from 84 percent of members of their respective parties, Obama is holding a critical 45-28 percent lead among voters without party affiliation.
The poll is just one in a string of recent surveys showing Obama opening a lead over McCain since the econonomic crisis hit front pages.
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Go ahead and vote for Obama. Hope you hypocrites still feel good about yourselves when the country's in shambles. Who you gonna blame then? Things have been getting steadily worse for this country for the past 30 years. Both parties are corrupt and you people have a knack for sending the wrong one to office. Bravo!!!
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