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The Franklin and Marshall College poll of Pennsylvania was conducted between August 25 and 29, and surveyed 736 Pennsylvania registered voters and 496 likely voters.

It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 points for registered voters, and plus or minus 5.6 points for likely voters.

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 7 points in Pennsylvania according to a new poll released Thursday the second survey this week showing Clinton with a high single-digit lead over Trump in the Keystone State.

The college poll finds Clinton ahead of Trump 47% to 40% among likely voters, which represents a slight decline from a similar poll taken just after the Democratic National Convention when she led 49% to 38%.

The new numbers are consistent with another Pennsylvania poll from this week a Monmouth University poll released Tuesday found Clinton leading Trump 48% to 40%.

But in a four-way matchup including third-party candidates, Clinton's lead narrows to 41% over Trump's 38%, with Libertarian Gary Johnson at 7% and Green Party nominee Jill Stein at 2%.

According to the poll, Clinton and Trump run about even when voters are asked who will better handle the economy and protect the US from terrorism.

 But Clinton is viewed as better prepared to be president and better able to handle foreign policy.