Converging on OH within miles apart of each other, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made competing Labor Day pitches in Cleveland on Monday, setting the stage for a critical month in their testy presidential campaign.
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Though Trump comfortably earns the support of military-affiliated voters overall, Clinton is viewed more favorably on the use of nuclear weapons.
A close race might increase the importance of two minor party presidential candidates – Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party Candidate Jill Stein.
The poll is a statistical dead heat and is within the survey’s margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. But most voters say they still expect to see Clinton prevail in November, and 59 percent think she will be the one to get to 270 electoral votes vs. 34 percent who think Trump has the better shot at winning.
The Post-SurveyMonkey poll showed Clinton leading by double-digits in both a two-way and four-way race.
The poll, which was conducted September 1-4, surveyed 1,001 adults, including 886 registered voters and 786 likely voters.
The perception of Trump’s attacks is even more unfavorable among women, 60 percent of whom say they have been unfair, while just 44 percent of men agree.
The poll asked voters about the two major contenders’ abilities to deal with issues and their personal characteristics. Trump is now leading Clinton by two points in a general election four-way race including Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, and leads by one point in the same CNN/ORC poll in a two-way face off.
In Colorado, a third of voters are registered as unaffiliated.
The reason Silver is not sure is that so many voters – about 20 percent – are telling pollsters that they are undecided or they will vote for a minor party candidate.
That could be contributing to Trump’s slim advantage among likely voters.
Voters said the economy (21%) and government dysfunction (18%) should be the most important priorities for the next president.
He is referring to claims that Clinton’s nonprofit accepted donations from other countries while she was secretary of state, creating a conflict.
On honesty, Clinton’s backers express greater skepticism about their candidate than do Trump’s supporters.
Issues of concernThe voters polled said that the number one issue facing the next president is jobs/economy (24 percent) followed closely by terrorism and national security (21 percent), choosing Supreme Court nominees (11 percent), illegal immigration (7 percent), and education and health care (tied at 6 percent).
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The polls out Thursday were conducted August 29-Sept. 7. The survey includes results among 886 registered voters and 786 likely voters.
