Presumptive presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton remain essentially tied in OH and two other swing states, with the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute July 13 saying the races too close to call. But the tight race marks a major swing from a previous June 21 survey, when Clinton led 47 percent to 39 percent. In Pennsylvania, Trump leads Clinton by 6 points, 40 to 34 percent, with Johnson at 9 percent and Stein at 3 percent.
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A new Quinnipiac University poll found when the two candidates were matched head-to-head in key swing states, Trump led by 2 percentage points in Pennsylvania and 3 points in Florida.
The survey of probable voters show Trump leading Clinton 42 percent to 39 in Florida and 43-41 percent in Pennsylvania, almost the reverse of the June 21 results.
Ohio: Clinton and Trump tied at 41 percent.
Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Peter Brown said although there’s no hard evidence as to why support for Clinton fell in Florida, it could be related to the findings of an FBI investigation into her use of a private email server as secretary of state. But Clinton has lost her wide lead over Trump for having “higher moral standards”.
In Pennsylvania, Trump is at 43 percent compared to Clinton at 41 percent. Polled Pennsylvania voters agreed that the “old” politics and policies don’t work, and it’s time for radical change.
Clinton said she had recently received a letter from a mother who said her adopted son had asked if Trump would send him back to Ethiopia. Still, the Trump campaign is catching up.
Bernie Sanders is poised to offer his long-awaited endorsement of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, hoping to transfer the energy of his supporters into the party’s fight against Republican Donald Trump. The results in each state are within the margin of error, reflecting how close the race is.
Trump would be more effective against ISIS, 51 percent of voters said, but Clinton would be better at responding to an worldwide crisis, 50 percent said. White voters go Republican 46 – 35 percent, while non-white voters go Democratic 69 – 15 percent.
There is also a clear racial and gender divide in the response to Trump in Florida. In the latest poll, it surveyed 1,015 registered Florida voters from June 30 to Monday.
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“A majority of OH voters, 53 – 44 percent, say the ‘government has gone too far in assisting minority groups, ‘ ” Brown said.
