As the first debate of the presidential campaign approaches, voters are in an increasingly frustrated and unhappy mood, driven to their choices more often by dislike of the opposing candidate than admiration for their own, new polling data find. King also had an apparent slip-up, saying the “N-word” toward the end of his speech.
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“Despite arguably the worst few weeks of her candidacy, the fundamentals still point toward a Hillary Clinton victory”, Democratic pollster Fred Yang, who conducted the poll with Republican Bill McInturff, told NBC News.
According to Pew, a mere 11% of voters overall say they would feel excited if Trump were to win, virtually the same number (12%) who would be excited if the former secretary of state is victorious.
According to the AP-GfK poll, American voters say they trust Clinton more than Trump by large margins to handle health care, 42 percent to 29 percent, and race relations, 48 percent to 20 percent. He draws 45 percent support among respondents not affiliated with either major political party, 27 percent of whom support Clinton.
Wisconsin may be a battleground state, if the polls are to be believed, but Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump aren’t treating it like one. Trump does well with men, white voters and those without a college degree. “It’s unbearable. And it needs to become intolerable”, Clinton said.
“The party doesn’t want him, the system doesn’t want him, the lying politicians don’t want him”, King continued as Trump chuckled behind him.
Clinton notably made no direct mention of Trump in a speech in Orlando, Florida, focused on helping people with disabilities thrive in the USA economy.
He’s “Not a LIAR”, wrote one 75-year-old male Trump supporter. But temperament will be a big factor in winning over independent and uncommitted voters who will likely make the difference election day.
Hillary Clinton is revving up her drive to woo young people, a key demographic that is resisting her as she battles Donald Trump tooth and nail for the White House.
Despite a focus on national security, Trump has no apparent edge over Clinton on the issue.
What is more, some millennials were born while Bill Clinton was president, from 1993 to 2001, and have only vague familiarity with that period.
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In 2012, GOP nominee Mitt Romney carried North Carolina by 2 points. The topics, chosen by Holt, will be “America’s direction”, “achieving prosperity” and “securing America”. Will Trump be able to endure 90-minutes of tough questions?
