The largest difference between the two presidential candidates is on women’s access to reproductive health services; 64 percent of voters said they trust Ms. Clinton to do a better job dealing with this compared to 28 percent of voters who said they trust Mr. Trump to do a better job. Another 9 percent are undecided.
Advertisement
According to the RealClearPolitics average of polls, the Democratic nominee has a 4.9-point lead over Trump, 46.8 percent to 41.9 percent. The more the voters get exposed to her lies and corruption, the less inclined they are to believe the argument that she’s the safe and sensible choice against the rogue charlatan Trump.
The field is unlikely to be expanded, though, as current polling shows Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, and Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, with eight and three per cent respectively. Clinton begins September with more than $68 million in the bank for her campaign against rival Donald Trump.
But the Suffolk poll shows Clinton retaining a comfortable lead.
Six new general election polls were released in the past 48 hours, with two of them showing Hillary Clinton up strongly, while Fox News and Reuters/Ipsos shows only a 2 point lead for the former secretary of state.
Both candidates are viewed negatively by a majority of voters, according to the poll.
Donald Trump is gaining ground on Hillary Clinton nationally. The margin of error is 3 points. Roughly 80 percent of voters said Trump should release his tax returns, and 54 percent said Hillary Clinton didn’t take proper steps to avoid a conflict of interest with the Clinton foundation.
The poll also finds 76 percent of likely voters think a third-party candidate who is certified on a majority of state ballots should be included in the presidential debates.
Advertisement
Trump continues to appeal more to white voters with a high school degree or less (52/35 percent) while Clinton maintains an advantage with college-educated whites (50/29 percent).
