Donald Trump appears to be falling short of former Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s showing among key demographic groups during the 2012 election, according to a new Washington Post poll conducted in Virginia.
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Another almost 24 percent of likely voters chose neither of the major party’s nominees.
Since then, poll after poll has shown Clinton with widening leads both nationally and in crucial swing states.
Diving deeper into the numbers, PPP found that Trump’s lead is based primarily with his support from seniors who prefer him 63-33 percent over Clinton. Today, Trump has a 71-point lead against Clinton among Republican voters.
Six percent of those surveyed support Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, while one percent support the Green Party’s Jill Stein.
Trump’s campaign has flailed in recent weeks as he struggles to stay on message and build a consistent case against Clinton, repeatedly roiling the White House race with provocative comments that have deeply frustrated many in his own party. The margin of error is 1.2 percent. Trump leads big among white men, 64% to 24%, while Clinton holds a 10-point edge among white women, 49% to 39%. But nearly half of white women-49 percent-are for Clinton while 39 percent are for Trump.
With their presidential candidate going on the attack against Gold Star parents and decorated veterans, denouncing past US military intervention in the Middle East and tanking in the polls, it’s no wonder many Republicans would rather bury their heads in the sand than deal with the impending likelihood that Democrats will win a third straight national election this fall.
“The gender split among white voters in Florida is huge”, said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, on Tuesday. Asked who would do a better job facing domestic terrorism, 48 percent say Clinton and 45 percent say Trump.
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Among Hispanic, black and Asian voters – a collective bloc that comprises a third of Florida’s electorate – the poll found Clinton with a massive lead over Trump, 69% to 19%.
