Overall, the survey found that 78 percent of Hispanic voters have a negative image of Trump.
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Still, the poll shows both candidates in the low 40s – suggesting that 15 percent of voters have yet to admit picking either of the two candidates. The conventional wisdom is that Clinton is ahead, so when Quinnipiac challenges our assumptions, it’s perceived as wildly important, while polls that show Clinton with comfortable leads in Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia seem routine.
More than half of Americans think the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee broke the law by using a private email account and server at the State Department and almost 4 in 10 think she did so intentionally, according to the poll.
And as a Virginian, he could help Clinton win a battleground state in the Nov 8 race against Republican Donald Trump.
With Mrs. Clinton nodding in agreement beside him, Mr. Sanders put aside their bitter campaign for the Democratic nomination and said she would take up the fight to ease economic inequality, make college more affordable and expand health care coverage for all Americans.
The convention is also an opportunity for the Trump campaign to show off the GOP.
“Obama had by far the best treatment by late-night comics of any presidential candidate we’ve examined going back to 1992 – and that’s quantifiable”, Lichter said.
Three-quarters of voters say their pick for president is motivated by a desire to cast their vote against Clinton or Trump, more than those who say they are voting for the candidate who shares their positions on the issues or is the most qualified to hold the office. Last month’s poll had Clinton with a double-digit advantage: 51 percent to Trump’s 39 percent.
While FBI Director James Comey said he did not believe Clinton intentionally committed a crime, he chided the Democrat, saying she was “extremely careless” with state secrets, and contradicted her claim that there was no classified material on her unsecured server. Voters are also more likely to see Trump as honest in what he says (49% say so vs. 41% for Clinton). But asked if he would characterize himself as “pro-life”, he said: “I’ve never embraced labels”.
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The Reuters/Ipsos poll surveyed 1,186 likely voters across the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii. In Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, Clinton polls at 37 percent favorable, 58 percent unfavorable.
