“Despite arguably the worst few weeks of her candidacy, the fundamentals still point toward a Hillary Clinton victory”, says Democratic pollster Fred Yang of Hart Research Associates, who conducted the survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies. Trump’s lead falls within the poll’s margin of error.
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On Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that the Trump Foundation gave out $258,000 to settle two legal disputes against Donald Trump’s for-profit businesses, as well as two other instances that also appear to be prohibited “self-dealing” by a foundation. The Democratic presidential nominee leads her Republican opponent by seven points, 48-41, and by six points when Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are included.
But 79 percent of undecided voters have a negative view of Trump and zero percent view him favorably. She is viewed unfavorably by just over half of voters, and does not have much support beyond registered Democrats, says Siena spokesman Steve Greenberg.
The race between Clinton and Trump represents a battle between two of the least liked major party candidates in history, and Pew’s findings are hardly the first to show that voters are largely disappointed with both.
But many more Clinton supporters, 68%, say they would feel relieved if she were to win.
Despite Clinton’s lead in the NBC/WSJ poll, Trump’s advantage is that many voters still want change. Majorities of voters say they are frustrated (57%) and disgusted (55%) with the campaign, dwarfing those who say they are interested (31%), optimistic (15%) and excited (10%). Trump and Clinton are virtually tied when it comes to terrorism and homeland security (44% to 43%). Among likely female voters, Clinton led Trump by 26 percentage points and among voters with a college degree she led by 23 percentage points.
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The poll was conducted September 16-19 for NBC News/Wall Street Journal by Democratic pollster Fred Yang of Hart Research Associates, and Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies.
