Overall, most voters who watched or followed the convention did not view the Democratic Party more favorably as a result – 27 percent viewed the Democratic Party more favorably as a result of the convention, but 35 percent viewed the party less favorably, and 37 percent said their opinion of the Democratic Party didn’t change. The margin of error is 3 percent.
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A CNN-ORC poll released later Monday has Clinton, the former secretary of state, commanding an even larger lead of 9 points, 52-43, in the aftermath of the Democratic confab in Philadelphia.
In contrast, 36 percent of respondents said they are more likly to vote for Trump, compared with 51 percent who said they are less likely, the Gallup finds. That improved to 40 percent favorable and 53 percent unfavorable for Clinton. The gap has closed from 21 percent unfavorable to 13 percent unfavorable.
Clinton’s acceptance speech merited mixed reviews, with 44 percent calling it excellent or good, 20 percent just OK and 19 percent poor or awful. The Democratic nominee also held her lead when Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson was included.
The poll shows that 90 percent of both Clinton and Trump voters say their minds are made up about their candidate.
We are in the final round now, with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton accepting their nomination from the Republican and the Democratic Parties, respectively. She probably, maybe, she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say.’ Monday appeared to have ended well for Trump, who tweeted ‘Great afternoon in OH & a great evening in Pennsylvania – departing now.
Trump’s comfortable relationship with Russian Federation and its leader Vladimir Putin could haunt him down the road in Pennsylvania, pollsters noted.
As per another poll conducted by CBS News, Ms. Clinton leads Mr. Trump by seven points.
Hillary Clinton’s boost after the convention may come as a surprise to some, given that the start of the convention was riddled with scandal and protest. Democrats claimed that Russia was trying to influence the election in Trump’s favor based on his relationship with Putin and financial ties with Russian interests.
Days after the convention, 46 percent of voters said they plan to support Clinton this November, while 39 percent said they’ll vote Trump.
Just two weeks ago, Clinton and Trump were running neck-and-neck at 42 percent.
“Voters hate Vladimir Putin and Russia”, Debnam said.
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