Pennsylvania Poll Released by Franklin Marshall: Barack Obama 53%, John McCain 40%

Here are the latest results from the Pennsylvania poll by Franklin Marshall published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 790 voters polled on 10/21-26.

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"The presidential race in this state didn't start to stabilize until about three weeks ago," poll director G. Terry Madonna said.

McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, are trying to reverse those gains. They spent much of the past two days campaigning in Eastern and Central Pennsylvania. Obama campaigned in Pittsburgh on Monday and in Eastern Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

In Hershey, McCain said "it's wonderful to fool the pundits" and vowed to pull off an upset.

"I'm not afraid of the fight, I'm ready for it," said McCain, continuing his sharp assault against Obama during a raucous rally.

"Nothing is inevitable, we never give up," McCain said. "Let's go win this election and get this country moving again."

From Pennsylvania, McCain was heading to North Carolina; Obama, to Virginia.

Madonna believes the race in Pennsylvania has become stable, with Obama holding a double-digit lead.

"In important aspects of the poll, he seems well-positioned to carry the state unless Sen. McCain has a major breakthrough moment," Madonna said. "Obama has a huge proportion of Democrats. He has a huge lead among women and substantial leads in Philadelphia and Allegheny County."

Source: National Polls, Electoral College Results