[USA Today]Support for Hillary Rodham Clinton is "significantly higher" in the polling it has done since her victory in Tuesday's Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary, Gallup just reported.
That shift has pushed the race between them back to basically a tie, from what was a 10-point lead for Obama on Tuesday.
Gallup says that as of today, Obama "leads" Clinton among Democratic voters by just 1 percentage point: 48%-47%. The margin of error on each result is +/- 3 percentage points.
On Tuesday, Clinton was the choice of 40%. Her support has bumped up each day since. Obama was at 50% on Tuesday.
The poll of 1,246 Democratic voters and other voters who "lean" Democratic was done over three days -- Tuesday through Thursday. "Support for Clinton is significantly higher in these post-primary interviews than it was just prior to her Pennsylvania victory," Gallup writes, "clearly suggesting that Clinton's win there is the catalyst for her increased national support."
In hypothetical general election match-ups, Clinton now does better than Obama against McCain as well. Clinton now leads Republican John McCain 47%-45%. McCain moved past Obama, to a 46%-45% advantage.
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