They also are much more likely to think women, LGBT people, Hispanics, Muslims and blacks would be better off under Clinton, while they largely think men and whites would be better off under Trump. A registered Republican who works in computer programming, he supported Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, in the primary.
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In private lunchtime meeting on Capitol Hill, Clinton assured Senate Democrats that she will pick a “very qualified” vice president after being asked who she was planning to choose.
Sydney Sullivan, 21, a college student from Lynbrook, New York, echoed those sentiments. Americans also think she would be better at working with Congress, by a 20 point margin. But, she added, “I think she’ll make a good president if elected”. “To me, he’s a racist, he’s a bigot”.
I worry a lot more about “the future” than I used to, in big and small ways. If, like me, you’ve become a little numb to such talk, foregrounding Trump with a bunch of cute little kids can be a jarring reminder: “Oh, right, he’s talking about real people.”But more than that, I think, this new ad – one of the most effective I have ever seen – reminds me of something about myself that’s changed”.
Overall, however, the new poll again reflected deep divisions among voters based on race, gender and age.
Clinton has a clear advantage on handling health care, the US image overseas, filling Supreme Court vacancies, working with Congress and improving race relations, according to the poll.
She has a slight advantage on handling worldwide trade, 35 percent to 31 percent, but that’s slightly narrowed since she had a 9 percentage point advantage in April.
But Trump has a slight advantage on handling the economy and creating jobs, and on handling the threat of domestic terrorism – issues that rank among the most important for Americans.
Seeking to make a sharp contrast, Clinton pledged she would introduce a comprehensive immigration reform bill within the first 100 days of her administration and said she is committed to expanding President Barack Obama’s plan to defer deportations, despite a major legal setback last month in the Supreme Court, an aide said. Clinton vowed to restore the program which would have protected the parents of children who are in the country legally and expand benefits to people who were brought to the U.S.as children. Fifty-seven percent have an unfavorable view of Clinton, compared to 37 percent who have a favorable view.
And Lawrence James, 55, of Durham, N.C., said: “If Trump wins, well, we’ve already checked out Malta and New Zealand”.
“To tell you the truth”. I can now admit that, yes, I am susceptible to a certain type of political pandering.
The Associated Press-GfK poll on the 2016 presidential candidates was conducted by GfK Public Affairs and Corporate Communications July 7-11.
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No more than 1 time in 20 should chance variations in the sample cause the results to vary by more than plus or minus 3.3 percentage points from the answers that would be obtained if all adults in the US were polled.
