Democratic nominee Hillary R. Clinton leads in a four-way contest with 42 percent of the vote, compared to Donald J. Trump with 37 percent, Libertarian Gary Johnson with 9 percent, and 3 percent for Green Party nominee Dr. Jill Stein, according to a Breitbart/Gravis national poll conducted August 9 with 2,832 likely voters. Trump is losing to Clinton 45-40 in the latest CBS-YouGov poll, but again, is faring even worse among the two youngest segments in the survey.
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Despite the uphill battle, some voters are still holding onto hope that Trump will turn things around.
About 72 percent of Sanders supporters said they will vote for Clinton and 11 percent said they will vote for Trump, while 11 percent said they would not vote and 6 percent said they had not made a decision.
He says allies should pay 100 percent of the cost of stationing American troops, or the US should be prepared to end their protection.
Voters are interpreting Clinton’s 30-point advantage differently.
By 32 points voters give her an edge when it comes to working effectively with Congress.
On Monday, Donald Trump will hold an event in OH, while Hillary Clinton will campaign with Vice President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania.
A conservative political analyst says he’s “disgusted” with Republicans who continue to sabotage Donald Trump and ignore the real enemy: Hillary Clinton.
Clinton even beats Trump in the category of being “honest and trustworthy” by a margin of 16 points.
She would also be better at handling healthcare, creating jobs, addressing global trade, keeping the homeland safe from terror and developing a comprehensive immigration policy, voters said. While he loses the state badly overall, 45-36, his share of the youngest cadre of voters is much closer to Clintons, at 38-34 in favor of the Democrat.
Adding salt to the wound, New Yorkers also overwhelmingly favored Bill Clinton over Melania Trump when they were asked who they preferred as first spouse.
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“I signed a letter last week of senior national security officials declaring that Mr. Trump would be the most reckless president in American history”, Michael Green, a former White House official in the George W. Bush administration, told Yonhap News Agency.
