At Clinton’s event with Obama in Charlotte this month, she called for policies popular among the Democratic base: paid family leave, a higher minimum wage, gun control and continuation of the Affordable Care Act.
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WUNC’s American Homefront reporter Jay Price speaks with Jeff Tiberii following Hillary Clinton’s address to the VFW Convention in Charlotte.
“I believe the most sacred responsibility of a Commander-in-Chief is deciding whether to send men and women into battle”, she continued.
Trump’s overall favorability rating is 34 percent, though 66 percent of Republican voters view him favorably.
While Clinton has spent much of her campaign highlighting her global experience, some polls show active duty troops backing Trump over Clinton by more than a 2-to-1 margin.
The business mogul received 39 percent of support in the July 22-26 poll, which started the day after the Republican National Convention in Cleveland concluded.
Clinton’s is viewed unfavorably by 57% of Americans, compared to 38% who view her favorably, according to Gallup’s daily tracking poll. When the poll includes 3rd party candidate Gary Johnson, the results are similar: Trump 40, Clinton 39, Johnson 12 (Trump +1).
Trump’s support is growing among independent voters.
But on the whole, numerous things about the Republican convention that appeared chaotic at the time, from the plagiarism charges against Melania Trump to Cruz’s public slap and Trump’s own angry acceptance speech, appear to have mattered little to those who matter most to the GOP nominee. His support among conservatives has grown; Trump gets the backing of 72 percent of conservatives now, up from 66 percent. Thirty-seven percent of independent women supported Trump after the convention, up from 31 percent prior to the convention. That didn’t go over too well with viewers, with 58 percent saying speakers spent took much time speaking against her. A CBS poll showing Trump up by one point indicates a slight consolidation of Republican and conservative votes for Trump, and a spike in HRC’s unfavorables. 43% of them, for example, said that his performance in Cleveland convinced them that he’s likely to become presidents.
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At least, 40 per cent called the speech excellent or good and about 45 per cent said Trump’s speech reflected the way they feel about things in the U.S. today; 48 per cent said it did not reflect their views. Fifty-six percent continue to see him as a strong leader. Trump leads in three national polls released today. Data collection was conducted on behalf of CBS News by SSRS of Media, PA. Phone numbers were dialed from samples of both standard land-line and cell phones.
