Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has a documented history of sexism and misogyny, bragged to voters at a North Carolina rally that his campaign “is doing well with the women”.
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Al Gore’s bump in 2000 was more than 7 points, but such a spike isn’t guaranteed.
The new findings mark Trump’s best showing in a CNN/ORC Poll against Clinton since September 2015.
On tap for Tuesday’s DNC agenda are former President Bill Clinton and Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, who died in police custody in Tompkinsville on July 17, 2014, while being arrested for allegedly selling loose cigarettes.
The poll also reflects a sharpening of the education divide among whites that has been prevalent throughout the campaign.
That gives most of the influence to a handful of swing states, such as OH and Pennsylvania – which, not coincidentally, are the sites of the Republican and Democratic national conventions.
Clinton said security and a strong economy should be America’s goals.
Trump chimes in: Trump said Monday that Wasserman Schultz worked “very, very hard” to rig the system for Clinton’s benefit, adding that Clinton “threw her under a bus” as soon as it was convenient, reports CNBC.
The convention also helped Trump make strides in his personal image. Sixty-nine percent say he is more qualified to be president, but 10 percent say Clinton is more qualified.
And almost half now say he’s in touch with the problems ordinary Americans face in their daily lives (46% say so, 37% did before the convention).
Sixty-three percent of the Republicans polled said Trump has the temperament to be president, with 34 percent saying he does not.
Clinton’s ratings on these same measures took a hit, though in most cases her drop-off was not quite as large as Trump’s gain.
Perhaps one of the most interesting divergences between core Clinton supporters (whom the poll defines as the 47 percent of Democrats who said Clinton was their top choice) vs. core Sanders supporters (the 36 percent who said Sanders was their top choice) was their view of America’s place in the world.
Yet while all preference polls taken months before the November vote should come with a grain of salt, those published around the conventions are often especially volatile.
Thomas Hanzes said he was undecided and he wants to hear a different tone from Trump.
In a speech at the Charlotte Convention Center, Clinton talked about the strength of the USA military and the US economy.
In the first poll, published by CNN and conducted between Friday and Sunday, Trump obtained 48 percent to Clinton’s 45 percent, reflecting a bounce in polling numbers for the magnate after the Republican convention ended last Thursday.
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Saunders says both parties play “wedge and identity politics” on guns, gay rights and other issues.
