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President Obama's enjoying somewhat of a political rebound in Pennsylvania, a new poll suggested Wednesday.

Though most national polls have shown that the bounce in the president's approval rating following the killing of Osama bin Ladin has faded, a new Quinnipiac University poll showed that Obama's numbers in the Keystone State had rebounded since late April, when they took a major tumble.

Forty-eight percent of Pennsylvanians said Obama deserves a second term, while 46 percent said they do not. In an April 28 Quinnipiac poll, Obama's numbers were much worse: A majority, 52 percent, opposed his reelection, while only 42 percent supported a second term for Obama.

Obama's approval rating in Pennsylvania, a swing state in presidential elections where Republicans made inroads in 2010, has als! o swung back up to even. Pennsylvanians approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job equally at 48 percent, up from 42-53 percent in April.

Those numbers don't necessarily mean that Obama's out of the woods in Pennsylvania, but they could underlie signs of a political recovery in the state, one that his campaign is hoping will translate throughout the Midwest.

Obama also leads two potential challengers, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R), at this point in the race. Obama would beat Romney, 47-40 percent, as well as Santorum, 49-38 percent.

The poll, conducted June 7-12, has s 4.3 percent margin of error.