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Gov. Mitt Romney has narrowed a 12-point gap with President Barack Obama and now trails the president 50 - 46 percent among Pennsylvania likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to a 54 - 42 percent Obama lead in a September 26 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. In today's survey, men back Romney 54 - 43 percent, compared to a 49 - 48 percent split September 26. Women back Obama 57 - 39 percent, little changed from last month. White voters back Romney 53 - 43 percent while black voters back Obama 97 - 1 percent. White Catholic voters go Republican 56 - 43 percent. Voters with college degrees back the president 54 - 43 percent while voters without degrees are divided with 49 percent for Obama and 47 percent for Romney. Only 7 percent of Pennsylvania likely voters say they might change their mind in the next 21 days. \"Gov. Mitt Romney is coming on strong in the Keystone State, especially among white Catholics,\" said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. \"Pennsylvania voters say Vice President Joseph Biden, a native son and a Catholic, won the debate and is more qualified than U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to be president. But that doesn't seem to be lifting the top of the ticket.\" Pennsylvania likely voters say 42 - 37 percent that Pennsylvania-born Vice President Joseph Biden beat U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan in last week's debate. Independent voters say 41 - 35 percent that Biden won. But more than 60 percent of voters say the debate does not affect their presidential vote. Biden is more qualified than Ryan to serve as president, voters say 50 - 42 percent. By a 52 - 45 percent margin, Pennsylvania voters have a favorable opinion of Obama. Romney gets a divided 46 - 44 percent favorability rating. U.S. Senate Race Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Robert Casey Jr. has 48 percent in his reelection bid to 45 percent for businessman Tom Smith, his Republican challenger. In this Senate race, men go Republican 53 - 42 percent, while women back the Democrat 53 - 38 percent. Independent voters are divided 44 - 44 percent. \"Tom Smith's relentless TV ad barrage has lifted him out of the coal mine to give Sen. Robert Casey a run for his money,\" Malloy said. \"Casey had a 55 - 37 percent lead in Quinnipiac University's August 1 survey. Now this race is too close to call.\" Pennsylvania voters disapprove of the job Gov. Tom Corbett is doing by a narrow 42 - 38 percent, compared to a 47 - 36 percent disapproval September 26. From October 12 - 14, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,519 Pennsylvania likely voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percent. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter."}
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