Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now holds only a slim lead over John Kasich in Pennsylvania with just one month until the primary, according to a new poll.
In the latest Franklin & Marshall poll, Trump leads in the Keystone State with 33 percent, three points ahead of Kasich. Ted Cruz trails the two with 20 percent backing.
All three GOP candidates have seen a bump in their polling over the past month, but none more than Kasich, who doubled his backing in one month. In F&M’s February poll, Kasich pulled only 15 percent, which trailed Trump’s 22 percent.
Both Trump and Cruz are viewed unfavorably among the majority of Pennsylvanians, according to the poll. Sixty five percent of respondents view Trump unfavorably, and only 27 percent look upon him favorably. Cruz is viewed favorably by only 28 percent of respondents, and 54 percent view him unfavorably.
Trump and Cruz trail Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head matchup. Clinton tops Trump by 13 points, 46-33 percent, while the Texas senator trails Clinton by 10 points (45-35). Kasich was not tested in a head-to-head matchup.
Clinton also keeps up a substantial lead over Bernie Sanders in Pennsylvania. She owns a 25-point advantage over her Democratic challenger with 53 percent support to Sanders’ 28 percent. Her lead is largely unchanged from February, when she led Sanders by 21 points and had 48 percent support.
