Pennsylvania poll: Obama up 8

A Philadelphia Inquirer poll released Wednesday evening reports President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania, 50 percent to 42 percent.

The survey, fielded Oct. 4 through Oct. 8, was conducted after the first presidential debate and represents a narrowing of the gap from the previous Inquirer survey in mid-September, when Obama held an 11-point edge.

It paints a slightly different picture than the three most recent Pennsylvania polls, all released within the last week. A Rasmussen poll released earlier Wednesday put Obama’s lead at 5 points; Siena College and Susquehanna report a race that’s within 3 points or less.

From the Inquirer press release: