The New Nation - Internet Edition

CNN, Washington

Sen. Barack Obama continues to chip away at Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead in the crucial state of Pennsylvania, a new Quinnipiac poll out Tuesday showed. art.obam.hill.gi.jpg Sen. Barack Obama appears to be closing the gap with Sen. Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania, polls say. The New York senator's lead over Obama now stands at 6 points in the new poll, 50-44 percent. That compares to the 9-point lead Clinton held in a similar survey released five days ago, and an 11-point lead in a Quinnipiac survey late last month. Specifically, Clinton has lost ground among white voters and men: She now holds an 18-point lead among whites, down from a 25-point gap in last week's poll, and trails Obama by 4 points among males.